Virgil van Dijk scored a dramatic late winner on his Liverpool debut to secure a 2-1 win over Merseyside rivals Everton in the third round of the FA Cup.
The £75m defender headed home in the 85th minute to a thunderous ovation around Anfield as Liverpool extended their unbeaten derby run to 16 matches.
James Milner had given Liverpool the lead in the 35th minute when he converted from the penalty spot after Mason Holgate fouled Adam Lallana.
PLAYER RATINGS
Liverpool: Karius (6), Gomez (7), Van Dijk (, Matip (6), Robertson (7), Milner (7), Can (6), Oxlade-Chamberlain (6), Lallana (5), Mane (6), Firmino (6)

Subs: Alexander-Arnold (5), Wijnaldum (5), Solanke (5)

Everton: Pickford (5), Kenny (6), Holgate (5), Jagielka (7), Martina (6), McCarthy (5), Schneiderlin (6), Sigurdsson (7), Bolasie (7), Rooney (4), Calvert-Lewin (5)

Subs: Lookman (6), Davies (5), Niasse (5)

Man of the match: Virgil van Dijk
Everton, who announced the signing of Cenk Tosun at half-time, levelled after a brilliant counter-attack was finished by Gylfi Sigurdsson in the 67th minute, but Van Dijk stole the show with his late winner.
The goal was Van Dijk's first in any competition since scoring in last season's FA Cup third round for Southampton, and starts to repay the huge transfer fee that Liverpool paid for the defender this month.... <<< read more >>> @ www.galatixnews.com