Liverpool player ratings as 9/10 star shines in derby before Virgil van Dijk's dramatic winner

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Virgil van Dijk struck the winner in the 10th minute of additional time after Mohamed Salah's first-half opener had been equalised after the break by Beto.The result means Arne Slot's side are now seven points clear of the chasing pack in fifth place and are only three points behind Manchester United and Aston Villa, both of whom they still have to visit.The ECHO was in attendance at Hill Dickinson Stadium and here we run the rule over the performances of the Liverpool players.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageGiorgi Mamardashvili 7Superb save to keep out Beto header early on and efficient enough with distribution before being caught by Beto for equaliser and having to go off injured.

Great performance.Ibrahima Konate 5Lost Beto for early chance but otherwise solid up against the awkward Everton striker until dreadful defending invited Dewsbury-Hall to set up equaliser and then lost his way for good while after that.Virgil van Dijk 8No-nonsense defending for the most part and effective at clearing set-pieces before popping up right at the end for the winning goal.Andy Robertson 6Stuck to his task up against the tricky McNeil and able to push forward at times before break, although quieter in that regard second half. Second half more attritional as Everton forced their way back and ended up down the middle.Florian Wirtz 6Attracted a fair amount of physical attention first half but could have done more with some good possession, and faded a bit later on.

Subbed.Alexander Isak 5Even less involved than in midweek until having shot saved by Pickford shortly before half-time, while lack of sharpness evident with some half-openings after break. Subbed.Freddie Woodman (for Mamardashvili 58) 7Unexpected first Premier League appearance, did well to deal with a couple of dangerously bouncing balls.Rio Ngumoha (for Isak 72) 6Derby debut for the teenager and had one shot blocked before missing good chance in injury time.Alexis Mac Allister (for Wirtz 84) 6Touched the ball a few times.Jeremie Frimpong (for Gakpo 84) 6Couple of runs down the right.Milos Kerkez (for Robertson 86) 6Minutes.Ian DoyleIan Doyle has covered Liverpool for more than 25 years, following them across Europe in multiple Champions League and Europa League finals and as far afield as Thailand, Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong and Qatar, and has reported on the Reds winning every major honour.