His first came after 34 minutes as he lifted the ball over a crowd of bodies into the net from the edge of the area, and his second after the interval was a sweeping finish from inside the box.
Gerrard’s final and history-making goal of the night in the closing stages came via Luis Suarez’s unselfishness, as the striker sprinted into the box to square for the No.8 to pass home into an empty net.
“To beat Everton is always special, so to get three goals is that little bit extra,” said Gerrard. “But I have to give my teammates a special mention, especially Luis Suarez – he put two on a plate for me.”
Reds put Everton to the sword (January 2014)
A clinical performance under Brendan Rodgers meant this derby was all but over inside 35 minutes at Anfield.
Liverpool opened up a three-goal advantage courtesy of a Gerrard bullet header and two goals in quick succession from Daniel Sturridge.
The striker’s first was a calm and collected finish past Tim Howard, and his second was a stunning lob from outside the box that relied on instinct alone as he twisted into position to latch onto a ball forward.