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ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL // Diogo Jota was the Liverpool hero in the latest edition of the Merseyside derby, with the Portugal striker scoring the only goal of the game to send the Reds a full 12 points clear again at the top.

Everton defender James Tarkowski, who scored a late equalizer at Goodison Park a couple of months ago in the reverse fixture, was fortunate to escape a red card— and Alexis Mac Allister lucky not avoid a serious injury — early in the game.

But after that, Liverpool was well in control of things.

The question was whether or not the Reds could find a way to get past Jordan Pickford and it was Jota who had the answer.

Arne Slot's big forward line call pays off

Diogo Jota has not been in good form lately: his last goal for Liverpool was in mid-January when he popped up with an instant equalizer against Nottingham Forest when he and Kostas Tsimikas came off the bench.

Luis Diaz has played through the middle but is better off the left (as he showed in parts here) and Cody Gakpo, now fully fit again and looking sharp while he was on international duty, seemed likely to start in the forward line.

This was the best Jota has played for some time and it was his weaving dribble that led to the opening goal as he slid the ball into the back of the net at the Kop End.

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota.

Curtis Jones has previously claimed that he is enjoying life under Arne Slot
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