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Although Everton play again today, it is hard to move on from such a landmark mid-week result. After all, it is not every day that the Toffees win the Merseyside derby, with this victory at Goodison Park having been 14 years in the making. They have tried and tried for years to overcome Liverpool, to no avail, but in Jurgen Klopp’s final season and final showing in this historic fixture, he was left red-faced as the hosts outclassed them, outran them, and thus outplayed them. Now, attention must turn to today’s clash with Brentford, but not before the manager gets his flowers. Darren Fletcher …

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