Liverpool vs Everton: FA Cup third round – Virgil van Dijk heads Reds past Merseyside rivals on debut
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Your support makes all the difference.Virgil van Dijk made a dream start to his Anfield career, scoring the winning goal on his debut for Liverpool, as they beat city rivals Everton 2-1 in their FA Cup third round tie on Friday.
The Dutchman, signed last week from Southampton for a reported fee of 75 million pounds ($101.7 million), rose inside the area to head home an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain corner in the 84th minute of what had been a pulsating Merseyside derby.
Liverpool looked to have been frustrated after Gylfi Sigurdsson brought Everton level in the 67th minute after a brilliant counter-attack from Sam Allardyce's side.
The home side had taken the lead through a 35th minute penalty from James Milner after Everton defender Mason Holgate had pulled down Adam Lallana in the box.
Manchester United vs Derby
These two sides last met in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 2016. Wayne Rooney, Daley Blind and Juan Mata scored for Louis van Gaal's side which won 3-1 at the, then named, iPro Stadium.
Liverpool vs Everton
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Manchester United vs Derby
It's great to see Romelu Lukaku is back in the side after suffering a nasty head injury against Southampton on Saturday.
Manchester United vs Derby
The omens are not good for Derby because history shows that Manchester United breeze past lower-league opposition in this competition. That said, Derby can look at the example set by Bristol City who recently beat Jose Mourinho's side 2-1 in the League Cup..
On that last post, who would buy a half-and-half Liverpool and Everton scarf? This rivalry divides families, keep it off scarfs. For goodness sake people.
Liverpool vs Everton
The players are emerging from the tunnel and the noise inside Anfield is electric. Kick off at 7:55pm. We'll have live updates from that game as well as Manchester United vs Derby County at Old Trafford.
Liverpool vs Everton
3: There's a ripple of applause as Vigril Van Dijk takes his first touch as a Liverpool player. The home side are the team on top here and Everton look happy to sit back and defend, just like they did here last month.
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