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Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield on April 02, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

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Arne Slot has shared his delight at Diogo Jota ending his scoring drought as the Portuguese scored the winner for Liverpool in the Merseyside derby against Everton.

The striker struck after 57 minutes, winning back possession before showing quick footwork and finishing well in the box after running onto Luis Diaz’s backheel.

His strike was his ninth of the season, and sixth in the Premier League, with the striker ultimately suffering another injury-plagued campaign.

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But he put his recent woes behind him with an improved performance against Everton, with his goal proving to be the difference at Anfield.

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And Slot was delighted to see Jota end his recent drought as victory saw Liverpool restore their 12-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.

“Very pleased.

For him to come up in the second half, he had two of these moments as well and the other moment was blocked.

“Now he found just a bit of space and he scored the goal, which was nice for him but nice for us, the teammates, the staff and the fans.”

Jota had admitted last month that he was not in his best form for Liverpool following his injury struggles.

“It's been a difficult season for me personally,” he admitted ahead of facing PSG.

Obviously sometimes you can have bad games.

“Sometimes you can also have good games when that form is a certain amount of games.

Every game is a new opportunity to do that.”

But having recorded an assist for Portugal during the international break, Jota has now taken a further step forward for Liverpool.


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