The final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park got the wonderful ending such a storied rivalry deserved. With a howitzer from James Tarkowski tying the match 2-2 om the dying minutes, the away ends chants of title triumphs across the Stanley Park were silenced.

In the buildup to Goodison Park's Merseyside derby swan song, Everton manager David Moyes called on his players to create a "spectacle" when they played host to title hopefuls Liverpool. As blue smoke billowed in the air following James Tarkowski's last-gasp equaliser on Wednesday night,

Perhaps Arne Slot should have heeded his own advice. The Dutchman had called for “cool heads” in his first Merseyside derby. And so, in an explosive end to Liverpool’s last ever trip to Goodison Park, the last red cards given in this fixture, at this historic ground, went to the manager who seemed a byword for calmness and his assistant.