'Absolutely stunning' moment before Mo Salah's goal for Liverpool vs Everton highlighted by Chris Sutton

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Mohamed Salah marked his final appearance in the Merseyside derby by scoring for Liverpool against Everton.Arne Slot’s side did not start well, and fans were not happy with the display of Florian Wirtz in the first half.Liverpool then looked to have fallen behind, but after Iliman Ndiaye’s goal was ruled out for offside, Salah went up the other end of the pitch and opened the scoring minutes later.It was the efforts of Cody Gakpo to create the goal that have since drawn the praise of Chris Sutton, though. Who was Liverpool’s best player during Sunday’s smash and grab win over Everton?

Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Cody Gakpo’s assist for Mohamed Salah vs Everton praisedCovering the game for Sky Sports on April 19, Sutton was quick to mention Gakpo, who produced a lovely weighted cross-field ball that split the Everton defence open and allowed Salah to run in behind and convert.He said: “What about the pass! “Salah isn’t going to miss from there.”Sutton then asked: “Where has this Mo been?!”Gakpo has been criticised by fans for much of this season, but it was an excellent pass to set up the Egyptian.Why Rio Ngumoha did not start ahead of Cody GakpoThere was even more pressure on the Dutchman to perform on Sunday, with Rio Ngumoha left out of the eleven again.On why the teenage star was benched, Slot explained pre-match: “Many things go into it.

But one of the things is you have to take into account the team you’re facing, not only the set-pieces but the general playing style. “The three games we’ve played before [against Everton], O’Brien moves a lot up the pitch to get these balls from Pickford…“And we have to take into account we probably have to make substitutions during the game and it’s also nice to have those players who can come in who have the agility or quality to take one v ones on.”Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox