Merseyside Derby Could Be The Starting Point For Liverpool's Awakening

JAKARTA - The bad trend has finally come to an end. Liverpool again felt what victory was after defeating Everton in the Merseyside derby, Tuesday, February 14, Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 in a match played at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool.

The Reds previously failed to win in their last four matches. Now, an additional three points make them entitled to go up one strip to ninth position with a collection of 32 points.

Meanwhile, Everton is stuck in 18th place with 18 points, according to the records of the Premier League's official website.

Liverpool's victory was opened by Mohamed Salah in the 18th minute. This also ended the deadlock of the Egyptian player who had never scored a goal in the last five matches.

After that, Cody Gakpo added to the hosts' lead in the second half. This became his first goal for Liverpool.

The Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, was even happier after seeing that Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino could be used even though they were only substitutes in the second half. This could be a signal of the rise of the Reds.

Salah also expressed the same hope, who reportedly began to worry about the condition of his team.

"It's a big win for us. We had a perfect week to train and the lads were really fired up and we can't wait for the game to turn things around and hopefully it's a start," Salah told Sky Sports, after the game.

"We were a bit lucky but luck always comes when you work really hard and I'm sure everyone excited for this game can change everything. Hopefully this is a start."

"(Jordan) Henderson and (James) Milner spoke and said we have to play our football and have to enjoy it so we play well," concluded the former AS Roma player.

List of line-ups:

Liverpool: Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson, Jordan Henderson (James Milner 80'), Fabinho, Stefan Bajcetic (Naby Keita 90'), Mohamed Salah (Harvey Elliot 90'), Darwin Nunez ( Diogo Jota 70'), Cody Gakpo (Roberto Firmino 80')

Everton: Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, Conor Coady, James Tarkowski, Vitaluy Mykolenko, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Idrissa Gueye, Amadou Mvom Onana (Tom Davies 78'), Dwight McNeill (Neal Maupay 78'), Ellis Reco Simms (Demarai Gray 61' ), Alex Iwobi