Everton were deserted by their fans on Wednesday night after Liverpool ran amok and registered their most emphatic win at Goodison Park in almost 40 years.
Thousands streamed out of the stadium, long before the end of Liverpool’s 4-1 triumph – the biggest drubbing they have given to Everton since Ian Rush scored four times in a 5-0 win in November 1982. Rafa Benitez, the club’s under pressure manager, looked numb at the end.
But chants of 'sack the board' came from the Gwladys Street, Everton’s most vocal stand, while supporters around the Directors Box vented their anger at Chairman Bill Kenwright and Marcel Brands, the Director of Football.