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Footage has emerged of Everton fans hurling abuse at Jamie Carragher moments before the Merseyside derby‚ forcing the Liverpool legend to be ushered away from the pitch. Carragher‚ 48‚ was on punditry duty with Sky Sports at the Hill Dickinson Stadium to watch his former side beat his boyhood club in dramatic fashion. It looked as though the points were set to be shared in the first Merseyside derby at Everton's new home on Albert Docks‚ but Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk broke the Toffees' hearts in the 100th-minute header to secure a monumental three points for the Reds.
It looked as though the points would be shared in the first Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium‚ but Virgil van Dijk's late header ensured Liverpool would leave victorious. Everton players were left with their heads in their hands at the result‚ as they suffered a blow in their push to qualify for Europe. The Toffees are 10th in the Premier League standings‚ but would have gone sixth with a win. Three points would have seen them move just two points behind Liverpool‚ too‚ in a race to qualify for the Champions League.
IAN LADYMAN AT HILL DICKINSON STADIUM: At full-time‚ in the corner of this fabulous stadium still bathed in sunshine‚ it was Mo Salah and Andrew Robertson who were pushed to the front of the celebrating Liverpool supporters to take their own piece of the glory. A final Merseyside derby for two players who will leave Anfield this summer and a reminder‚ as if it were needed‚ of just how much this game means.
Mohamed Salah hits another historic milestone after what he did in final Merseyside derby appearance
Watch: Virgil van Dijk scores last-gasp winner in historic first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium
Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool at the end of the season‚ the club has confirmed - with the Scotland captain the latest talismanic figure to call time on their spell at Anfield in recent weeks. The defender's long-term team-mate Mohamed Salah was first to share the bombshell news of his imminent departure in a touching video last month. But Robertson's role in the Reds' successes in recent seasons has been similarly vital‚ with the club confirming that the 32-year-old will leave Merseyside as 'a legend'.
European giants plot ambitious move to bring Liverpool star back to the league he left for Merseyside
Grealish had been a revelation following a loan move‚ until injury cruelly ended his season in January and has remained on Merseyside for a long period of rehabilitation after suffering a stress fracture to his foot‚ something those at the club believe to be a hugely positive sign.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has brought to light what he told Mohamed Salah during his bitter fall-out with boss Arne Slot in December‚ and believes the winger's impending exit is 'in everyone's best interests'. Last week‚ Salah‚ 33‚ announced that he will be leaving the Premier League champions at the end of the season‚ bringing the curtain down on an illustrious nine years at Anfield. The announcement came four months after he accused Liverpool of throwing him 'under the bus'‚ while claiming that he no longer had a relationship with Slot. And now Gerrard has given his thoughts on Salah's departure from Merseyside‚ revealing to The Overlap that he still speaks to the Egyptian over text.
OLIVER HOLT: Where were you when you heard Bill Shankly was quitting? They still ask old-timers that question sometimes on Merseyside.
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season. The 33-year-old‚ who joined the Anfield club from Roma in 2017‚ confirmed the news in an emotional video uploaded to his social media accounts on Tuesday night. The Premier League champions also issued their own statement in response to Salah's announcement‚ saying an agreement had been reached with the attacker to end his 'remarkable' nine-year stint in Merseyside when the season ends.
IAN LADYMAN: They came to bury Igor Tudor. Metaphorically speaking‚ they had already dug the hole. But somehow‚ against enormous odds‚ the giant Croatian left the field at Anfield to a standing ovation from the supporters in the away end. There is some life left in Tudor's spell as Tottenham interim manager yet‚ life in his team's season perhaps. As for Liverpool manager Arne Slot‚ well who really knows? His team of champions - how odd it feels to say that now - are soft and meek and shockingly easy to play against. The door to the Champions League places swings wide open for Liverpool but somehow Slot's failing team sit outside the weakest top four in recent Premier League history. There are no excuses. Ahead after 18 minutes through a Dominic Szoboszlai free-kick that Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario really should have saved‚ Liverpool had the opportunity to sweep aside a team so weakened by injury and suspension that they couldn't even fill their substitutes' bench. Spurs came to Merseyside as the laughing stock of the Premier League‚ a team that knew only to lose.
Liverpool fans will no doubt be deeply unhappy to hear the words‚ particularly given the fact that he has been one of the few shining lights for Arne Slot this season. Rossi's bold statement about the midfielder‚ who is under contract at Anfield until 2028‚ will set alarm bells ringing on Merseyside.
LEWIS STEELE: All the pre-match noise from the away end was about a certain striker who turned his back on Newcastle‚ with songs we shall not repeat. But as former Geordie icon Alexander Isak was consigned to a watching brief from the Main Stand‚ maybe they should have been more worried about another forward who these clubs tussled over last summer. Hugo Ekitike was 'close' to heading to Tyneside and not Merseyside in July‚ to use the Frenchman's own words when quizzed about it earlier this week.
Dinis and Duarte‚ two of Jota and Rute Cardoso's three children‚ will take to the pitch in Merseyside prior to the 3pm kick-off in what is set to be an emotionally charged occasion. The fixture marks the first meeting between Liverpool and Wolves - the late Portugal international's former clubs - since Jota‚ 28‚ and his brother‚ André Silva‚ 25‚ died in a fatal car crash in Spain earlier this year.
When Alexander Isak latched onto a Florian Wirtz through-ball and fired home at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium‚ it felt like his career on Merseyside had finally sprung to life. It had been a struggle for the £125million new recruit up until that point. Two goals and one assist read his return heading into the clash in North London. That run of form had even seen him relegated to the bench.
LEWIS STEELE AND DOMINIC KING: Make no bones about it‚ Liverpool are in a full-blown crisis. Nine defeats in 12. Ten goals conceded in three games. One goal scored in three games. £450million spent in the summer‚ just to be 13 points and 11 places worse off than this stage last season. Our Merseyside football men LEWIS STEELE and DOMINIC KING try to put their fingers on some of the major problems...
Isak has been struggling for fitness since making a summer switch from Newcastle to Liverpool for a British record fee of £125million. After a limited pre-season‚ most of which was spent forcing the move to Anfield‚ the Swede has picked up a number of niggling injuries and has struggled to kickstart his career in Merseyside. He did‚ however‚ return to the bench for Liverpool's 3-0 defeat against Manchester City last weekend after around three weeks out - but Arne Slot did not call upon him to save a miserable evening at the Etihad.
Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has suggested that Florian Wirtz's Liverpool team-mates have played a significant role in his difficult start at Anfield since his summer move. Wirtz was tempted to Merseyside amid great fanfare as Liverpool paid a then-club record £116million fee to bring the German midfielder to the Premier League from Bayer Leverkusen. But since arriving in the English top flight‚ Wirtz has struggled to find his footing‚ failing to score or register an assist in any of his 11 league appearances.
The national team face Moldova and Norway over the next week as they attempt to reach their first World Cup since 2014‚ but will be forced to do it without the Liverpool forward. He has not represented his national side since Euro 2024‚ where they crashed out in the Round of 16. The forward was a key figure for the team in 2020‚ but he has struggled to recapture that form for his national team amid numerous injuries and a stop-start move to Merseyside.
DOMINIC KING: Arne Slot has dismissed Arsene Wenger's claim that he 'destroyed' Liverpool's midfield to incorporate Florian Writz as he predicted the German's influence is ready to grow. Wenger‚ the former Arsenal manager‚ has become strident with some of his observations now that he is an analyst for BeIN Sport but his remarks about Wirtz‚ who joined Liverpool for £116million this summer‚ raised eyebrows on Merseyside.
Isak has had a frustrating start to life on Merseyside‚ scoring just one goal - in the Carabao Cup - and struggling for fitness. He had a limited pre-season after forcing a move from Newcastle and has picked up a couple of niggling issues since his transfer. The Swede went off with a groin problem at half-time against Eintracht Frankfurt and has not been seen since - but Isak will return to full training for the first time on Friday and is in contention to make the substitutes bench against City.
Liverpool put their horror run behind them by beating Aston Villa and sent a statement to the rest of the league that they are far from done in their pursuit of glory this season. Merseyside man LEWIS STEELE was at a chilly Anfield to test the temperature of the Reds - and here are the big talking points.
Eddie Howe refused to get dragged into a row with Arne Slot after his comments about Newcastle being a 'smaller club' - but he defended the club's care of their 'elite players'. The Liverpool boss has suggested that Newcastle's treatment of Isak during his summer strike led to him being unconditioned when he arrived on Merseyside. Isak suffered a groin injury at Frankfurt on Wednesday and now faces a period on the sidelines‚ having scored just one goal from eight appearances since his £125million move to Anfield.
Man United 's recent trips to Anfield have understandably stirred trepidation among the Old Trafford masses‚ still traumatised by the 7-0 hammering served up two seasons ago. But‚ in truth‚ the Red Devils have shown remarkable resilience since returning to Merseyside‚ holding their fierce rivals to draws on two occasions. And whilst there are plenty of issues to address for Ruben Amorim and his fabled 3-4-3 system‚ so too have questions been levelled at Slot's door.
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