Liverpool drew a rare blank in a Merseyside derby date with Everton, with Robbie Fowler branding the Reds “as sharp as a Primark suit” without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.
With their 38-goal top goalscorer nursing a knock and Jurgen Klopp reluctant to take risks ahead of the second leg of a Champions League quart-final clash with Manchester City, a much-changed side took to the field at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Sadio Mane was the only member of the ‘Fab Three’ to make the cut, with Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke drafted in for rare starts as part of Liverpool’s attacking unit.