Jürgen Klopp covered his face in disbelief and delight. It was the reaction that accompanies a crucial, potentially defining victory. An otherwise incident-free 227th Merseyside derby was in the third of eight minutes added on when Sadio Mané struck to give Liverpool victory, deflate Everton and keep Klopp’s team on the heels of Chelsea.
A derby of contrasting halves, attrition but precious little quality was heading for a stalemate until the Liverpool substitute Daniel Sturridge took possession in the 93rd minute. Cutting across a tired Everton defence and away from Leighton Baines, his low shot deflected beyond Everton’s replacement goalkeeper Joel Robles and onto a post before Mane pounced on the rebound.
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