Carroll on high as Goodison turns red

LONG gone are the days when the Merseyside derby brought a nation to a standstill.

So the outcome of the 216th dust-up between Liverpool and Everton was hardly likely to cause much of a ripple on the continent.

But if Kenny Dalglish is to win his beloved club a place back at European football’s top table, he knows he has to mastermind victory in a series of key domestic fixtures.