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Everton fell to a 2-1 loss against Liverpool in the first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
David Moyes is adamant that Everton should have had a penalty in their defeat to Liverpool.
The Blues fell to a 2-1 loss against their fierce foes in the maiden Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Virgil van Dijk’s 100th-minute winner delivered Liverpool all three points.
Iliman Ndiaye thought he had opened the scoring for Everton in the 26th minute only for VAR to intervene for offside. Before that, the Blues wanted a penalty when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall went to ground under pressure from Curtis Jones.
Mo Salah opened the scoring for the visitors on 29 minutes before Beto equalised in the second half. And as Everton may have thought they’d shared the spoils, Van Dijk headed home Dominik Szoboszlai’s corner with a minute remaining.
On the penalty appeal, Toffees manager Moyes said: “Why would he go down if he's not? You might say it could go down as a soft contact or whatever but, well, if he touches him at all, why would he not [take the chance to shoot]], he's in on goal to shoot and finish, why would he not take the opportunity to do that?”
Moyes said on the loss: We didn't deserve the outcome we got, football's cruel sometimes and we have to bounce back and go again when adversity goes against you.
“I thought we were the better team for the first 25-30 minutes, I don't know how long, but I thought Liverpool were better in the period just before half-time.
“They started the second half a little bit better, but when we got back in with a goal, I thought that we were the better team. If anybody was going to score, it was certainly going to be us.
“I thought we were the better team for the first 25-30 minutes, I don't know how long, but I thought Liverpool were better in the period just before half-time.
“They started the second half a little bit better, but when we got back in with a goal, I thought that we were the better team. If anybody was going to score, it was certainly going to be us.”
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