Kuyt downplays challenge in derby

Penalty hero Dirk Kuyt admitted he was “a bit lucky” to still be on the pitch to fire Liverpool’s season back on course with a dramatic winner in the 206th Merseyside derby.

But the Dutchman insisted there was no malice in the two-footed aerial lunge at Everton’s Phil Neville that infuriated the home players and manager David Moyes.