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.
Liverpool vs Everton
Everton celebrate scoring the equaliser in front of their own fans.
Manchester United vs Derby
71: Marcus Rashford strikes the post again. Rashford lets fly from a tight angle and Scott Carson is well beaten but the post saves Derby.
Liverpool vs Everton
76: Dominc Solanke and Trent Alexander-Arnold enter the action for James Milner and Joe Gomez.
Manchester United vs Derby
75: Ander Herrera wins the ball back and United find Lukaku who glances a header onto the post but the flag is up and offside is given.
Manchester United vs Derby
76: How are United not ahead? Romelu Lukaku finds Jesses Lingard who gets behind the defence. He shoots at goal and Scott Carson saves and the ball falls to Paul Pogba who is 12 yards out and misses. That is a terrible miss.
Liverpool vs Everton
81: Omar Niasse comes on for Dominc Calvert-Lewin as Everton chase a winner.
Manchester United vs Derby
79: Marcus Rashford comes off after a disappointing display. In his place, Marouane Fellaini.
Liverpool 2-1 Everton
Who else! Virgil Van Dijk has scored for Liverpool and is on his way to completing a dream debut for Liverpool. He rises highest from a corner and heads beyond the on-rushing Jordan Pickford and Anfield errupts.
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