This is more like it from Cody Gakpo and Liverpool.

The Dutchman pounces on a loose ball and gives it to Mohamed Salah, but a low shot is straight at Jordan Pickford.

Almost brilliant.

Much better from the home side, Cody Gakpo bursting forward and finding Darwin Nunez.

The striker takes it first time, leaning back and curling a sumptuous strike just wide of the far post.

A change for Everton on the hour mark.

Ellis Simms barely made an impact, he is replaced by Demarai Gray.

Liverpool are purring now.

Mohamed Salah looks like his old self, feeding Darwin Nunez but the Uruguayan's initial shot is blocked by Jordan Pickford before sending the rebound wide.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Anfield

Everton's board feel able to attend Anfield after staying away from the last two home games at Goodison Park. It is fair to say the current expressions of chairman Bill Kenwright, CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale and former striker Graeme Sharp suggest they wish they'd given this one a miss as well.

Liverpool are ripping Everton to shreds with their breaks.

But this time Jordan Henderson cannot get a cross right, sending it over the bar.

Everton just don't have much up front.

How costly will the decision not to sign a striker in January prove to be come May?

Michael Brown
Former Manchester City midfielder for BBC Radio 5 Live

Slick move, the counter attack again. Everton will be so disappointed that Liverpool have been able to break through. Once the ball goes central, goes out to the right, the pace is there from Mo Salah. The ball comes right across the face.

At that point, Pickford no chance, Gakpo couldn't believe his luck. Right at the back post and a simple tap in. Liverpool were cut-throat, great tempo, the timing of the passing, the quality of the runs.

That's how they counter at their very best.

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It started off well for Sean Dyche in his first game against Arsenal, but the Everton manager has a mammoth task in keeping his side up this season.

That's poor from Dwight McNeil, way too long and it goes out for a throw-in at the other end of the pitch.

No changes but Everton will have to show more attacking intent in the second half.

They have another set-piece as Fabinho trips Abdoulaye Doucoure down the left edge.

Any way back for Everton?

Let's find out as the second half gets under way.

Mandeep Sanghera
BBC Sport

Liverpool will be promoting lead data scientist William Spearman to the role of director of research at the club.

He has been at the club since March 2018 and is to replace the outgoing Ian Graham at the end of the season.

The remit of the director of research role at Liverpool covers being involved with recruitment, pre and post-match work, sports science and the academy.

Spearman went to Harvard University and worked at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.

He got involved with sports data when he worked at a performance analytics company in 2015 before going on to join Liverpool.

Phil: That half showed how weak we are up front. Simms doing his best but not at this level yet. Absolutely criminal we didn't get a striker in January.

There were just 15 seconds between James Tarkowski hitting the post and Mohamed Salah scoring at the other end

Michael Brown
Former Manchester City midfielder for BBC Radio 5 Live

High tempo, not so many chances Everton hung in there because Liverpool are pushing them back, they were more dynamic. Got into better areas after that set piece.

Tarkowski hitting Liverpool's post, the counter attack was clinical, it was quick, Pickford in no man's land in the middle of the goal.

It was quite comfortable for Salah to push the ball into the net, it's been quite dynamic, quite feisty, Liverpool felt they could have been further ahead.

Something to think about for Sean Dyche at half time.

A big team talk to give from Sean Dyche, his Everton side trail at the break against city rivals Liverpool.