Everton put up a fight to deny Liverpool a win at Goodison Park in the first Merseyside derby of the season.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford put in a man of the match performance, in the 0-0 draw. The match did not live up to the expectations, with no goals to show despite a combined 37 shots between the two sides.
But Everton coach Frank Lampard was pleased with the fast rising influence of Alex Iwobi in the Everton squad. He said the qualities of Iwobi are underrated.
“The thing about him is that he has a really underrated quality. Those kinds of passes and that awareness – he came through a really good academy at Arsenal.
“Alex came and played as a winger when I first got here, then in midfield as a necessity you’re thinking what has he got? Loads of energy and can handle the ball, let’s see if he can go in midfield. The minute he’s gone in there for us, he has the ability on the ball.”
“The beauty of him, which is not the norm with a modern player, if you tell him to play anywhere he’ll say ‘no problem’. He’ll understand it and he won’t be upset by it.”
