Liverpool edge Everton amid stoppage time controversy
“Three minutes was very strange,” Moyes said after the final whistle.
Grealish was booked after full time for complaining.
Liverpool took control with goals from Gravenberch and Ekitiké.
Idrissa Gueye pulled one back for Everton.
Everton pressed late and looked set to steal a point.
Liverpool held firm in the closing minutes.
The stoppage time saga sparked a wider debate about refereeing and fairness.
Fans sang the club song and the city felt the heartbeat of Anfield.
The Reds showed a fluent transition game and ran overloads that bent Everton’s shape.
Nevertheless, the night reminded us that the soul of the club matters more than the numbers on the board.
And if rivals like Manchester United enter the frame, the old songs carry the line before the pundits can blink.
Some pundits do not know what it means to carry a club on songs alone.
There was a sense of a city speaking through its team, not through corporate talk or silence.
As a result, this is how a Derby in the rain of a new season should feel.
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- Gravenberch and Ekitiké scored to give Liverpool the win.
- Everton pressed hard but could not overturn the deficit amid extra stoppage time.
- Moyes and Grealish criticised the referee after full time.
Jack Grealish
Liverpool