UK media make feelings clear on Jack Grealish after Liverpool beats Everton

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Everton began this encounter badly, and the early strikes from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike extinguished hopes of a maiden away triumph in front of fans this century.

Yet rather than capitulating beneath a Red onslaught, those wearing Royal Blue rallied admirably.

Inspired by the brilliance of Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye, who linked up to engineer Idrissa Gueye's second-half strike, they compelled Liverpool into a defensive struggle.



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That revival became a recurring theme in the national media coverage in the United Kingdom that emerged afterwards.

While many outlets concentrated on Liverpool's capacity to secure another victory, they all acknowledged that an enhanced Everton side challenged the home team until the final whistle.

For example, in The Times, Paul Joyce observed: "The sense of struggle endured throughout the second half of their latest Merseyside derby victory over Everton was inescapable

Liverpool was too good for Everton on Saturday

"What had been shaping up to be a routine success, a yawning advantage established inside half an hour after two excellent goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike, descended into another affair in which control was carelessly eschewed."

That dominance evaporated as Grealish and Ndiaye took charge after the break, as noted in The Guardian, where Will Unwin observed: "Liverpool were giving away cheap fouls, often because they were unable to cope with Grealish's dribbling.

"The Everton wide man was showing why he was so successful at Manchester City with his energy and ability to move at speed with the ball at his feet.

"Everton were having the better of the attacking play and Liverpool were once again creaking but held on to complete five consecutive league wins under Slot for the first time."

Chris Bascombe, writing in The Telegraph, similarly focused on the encouraging signs for Everton: "Everton rallied to make Liverpool fight for their fifth consecutive win, David Moyes' side leaving Anfield in better spirits than in recent years.

"Their improvement is obvious."

And in The Mail, Oliver Holt wrote: "Liverpool may have made a name for themselves for scoring stoppage time winners but on this occasion, they feared that they would be on the wrong end of a comeback.

"By the end, Liverpool's fans were racked with nerves, whistling for the end, protecting a 2-1 lead and watching Mo Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai trying to keep possession in the corner to stifle hopes of that late equaliser.

"They had gone ahead with fine goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike but allowed an Everton inspired by Jack Grealish to get back into the game after the interval."