Everton Player Ratings: Deulofeu and Howard flop as Lukaku shines for Toffees

Romelu Lukaku battles for the ball with Mamadou Sakho

NEWS NEWS BLOG SPORT brings you the Everton player ratings from the Merseyside derby.

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Tim Howard: Would have stopped Danny Ings scoring had he come off his line to collect James Milner's corner. 5/10

Tyias Browning: Showed no nerves on first derby start. Also went close with a header. 7

Ramiro Funes Mori: Put in a crucial challenge to stop a Liverpool counter in the first half. 7

Phil Jagielka: A steady performance from the England defender. 7

 

Danny Ings beat Tim Howard to open the scoring for Liverpool

Brendon Galloway: Another nerveless display from the youngster on his first derby appearance. 7

James McCarthy: Would have scored had it not been for a top save from Simon Mignolet. Blotted his copy book with a poor challenge on Milner, for which he was booked. 6

Gareth Barry: Efficient performance but nothing special. 6

Gerard Deulofeu: Lots of energy, but no end product. Booked just before the hour. 5

 

Phil Jagielka gave a solid performance for Everton

Ross Barkley: Booked for clashing with Emre Can. Lost Ings in the box for Liverpool's goal. Looked bright when on the ball, though. 6

Steven Naismith: Denied a goal by more Mignolet brilliance. 6

Romelu Lukaku: Improved as the game went on. Sakho and Can struggled to deal with him and he took his goal well. 7

Substitutes:

Aaron Lennon (on for Deulofeu, 57mins): A lot calmer and productive than the man he replaced: 6

Arouna Kone (on for Naismith, 79mins): Little time to make an impact. 5