Rooney makes point as Reds rue break-up of ‘Fab Four’

A first ever Merseyside derby goal for Wayne Rooney earned a grizzly Everton side a dogged draw, but Liverpool fans were left wondering what might have been had Jurgen Klopp stuck with the ‘Fab Four’.

The 229th meeting between these sides was combative rather than a classic as the Toffees delivered the kind of disciplined showing expected of a side managed by Sam Allardyce.

Although Liverpool dominated the possession and the bulk of the chances at Anfield, the decision of Klopp to leave out Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino was on the lips of frustrated Liverpool supporters as they trudged out of Anfield.