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Everton man 'lost for words' after Liverpool's dramatic winner in historic derby

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Jarrad Branthwaite was carried off on a stretcher while David Moyes was insistent that Everton should have been awarded a penalty when Curtis Jones brought down Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai makes contract stance clear as Liverpool ace agrees with Arne SlotREAD MORE: Ibrahima Konate all but confirms new contract as Liverpool star commits futureSpeaking to Sky Sports following the final whistle, O'Brien said: "[I'm] lost for words really, I thought we played well for the majority of the game and had the better chances... Then let ourselves down with a poor goal at the end."It's not a result that reflects the game, I don't think."Coming into a game like this is huge.



Moments in a game can go for or against you, but we stayed in it. Moments can be capitalized on, and they scored a goal at the end that was really poor.Virgil van Dijk's goal proved to be the difference(Image: Getty Images)"I think we played well and the atmosphere was really good.

It was a small moment that let us down."I think we were the better team on the day."The defeat left Everton sitting 10th, yet just a single point adrift of sixth-placed Chelsea with five matches remaining.Sunday's game was historic, as it was the first Merseyside derby to be played at the Hill Dickinson Stadium."I thought the players played great today; they didn't get the result they deserved," Moyes told Sky Sports at full-time."We deserved more from it than we did. Disappointed with the last goal, but in the main, the players did a brilliant job."Moyes added: "There's no shame in how we performed today, we're playing against one of the teams in the league who expect to be challenging for Champions League and trophies."I think we gave them a good run for their money.