Arne Slot Made an Interesting Tweak in Liverpool’s 1-0 Victory Over EvertonLiverpool took a huge step towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory over their nearest rivals Everton in the

PGMOL has admitted that Everton defender James Tarkowski should have been sent off through a VAR review in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday night.

We knew if we wanted to win this game we had to keep a clean sheet. To score more than one goal would have been very hard." On the James Tarkowski VAR decision: "Alexis [Mac Allister] is OK because he kept on playing.

Liverpool were hardly at their best, but the Reds picked up all three points in one of the trickiest fixtures standing between them and the Premier League title, beating Everton 1-0 at Anfield.

In returning to winning ways after the body blows of being dumped out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and losing the Carabao Cup final to Newcastle United, Liverpool restored their 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League and Jota celebrated his first goal since he salvaged a draw away to Nottingham Forest in January.

"What we are seeing now is that teams are finding ways to get at them and find a way through. "They rode their luck a little bit against Everton, stayed in the game and waited for the opportunity that can give them that moment of magic.

Liverpool will look to put recent heartache behind them as they lock horns with city rivals Everton in the Merseyside derby. Tensions reached boiling point when the two sides met in February, with James Tarkowski’s last-gasp equaliser promptly followed by all chaos breaking loose as Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure went to celebrate in front of the opposition fans.

On the game: "Liverpool were the better team and that's why they're top of the league, but we showed great resilience and we stuck at it. "A bit gut-wrenching when you feel the end result has come from something which wasn't deserved.

Diogo Jota scored the goal that settled the Merseyside derby and kept Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge on track.

Jota Delivers Merseyside Magic as Liverpool Edge Everton in Title PursuitTitle Push Gains Momentum After Derby VictoryLiverpool inched closer to what would be a record-equalling 20th top-flight crown