Everton have not won a derby for 10 years but Ancelotti will be a happy manager after Henderson’s strike didn’t stand for the most marginal of offside calls.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson had a stoppage-time winner ruled out for offside as Everton twice came from behind to salvage their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday in a pulsating Merseyside derby that ended 2-2. Everton have still not won a derby for 10 years, but Carlo Ancelotti will be the happier of the two managers to escape with a point after Henderson’s strike did not stand for the most marginal of offside calls against Sadio Mane in the build-up following a VAR review. A share of the spoils means Everton remain three points clear of their city rivals at the top of the table. Liverpool were smashed 7-2 by Aston Villa in their last game before the international break, but started like a side keen to make amends. Mane missed the Villa Park mauling after testing positive for coronavirus and the Senegalese showed why he was badly missed with a smart finish from Andy Robertson’s cut-back to open the scoring.
