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Of all the flags and the banners which regularly decorate Anfield on these sorts of evenings, there was a brand new one, sprawled across the Kop before kick-off, that served as a direct message to the Everton supporters down the other end of the ground: “We made this city”.

Accompanied by the silhouettes of a number of trophies - that included the old First Division, the Champions League and, yes, the Premier League - the words served as a nod to Liverpool’s lengthy and varied honours list.

And after securing a 1-0 win in the 246th Merseyside derby here, the Reds are now closing in on another piece of silver to toast to; one that might just be cherished like no other given what will be a 35-year wait to mark it in a style that is truly fitting of the achievement.

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After Jota smashed wide from a difficult angle, Mohamed Salah should have worked Jordan Pickford more with his header from Luis Diaz's cross but Everton were good value for their clean sheet at the interval, with David Moyes's decision to pack the midfield and play on the break working a charm.

A better start to the second period got its reward shortly before the hour mark when Jota wriggled free of a handful of challenges inside the area before firing home.

There are few as equipped to steer home when the pressure is on as Jota in the Reds' squad and this, which was just his sixth league goal of the campaign, was proof of that.

And with the Gunners having chipped away at the Reds' imposing lead on Tuesday night, a victory reaffirms the belief that it will in fact be Liverpool's name on the Premier League trophy now
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