Merseyside signals top-four ambition

Everton 3 Liverpool 3

There was no shortage of superlatives to describe the 221st Merseyside derby at Goodison Park; comfortably the best game between these sides in over a decade.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers walked into post-match press conference, sat down and just said “Wow!” while Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez, when asked about what he had just witnessed, said “How long have you got?”