Twitter reacts after Liverpool and Everton play out drab draw in Merseyside derby

Everton v Liverpool - Premier League — Everton vs Liverpool had little to show for a derby game between two city rivals

Everton vs Liverpool was supposed to be one of the biggest games of the weekend but the 0-0 draw at Goodison Park was a huge letdown for fans who had been looking forward to a feisty Merseyside derby that has always been the stage for drama and action.

Jurgen Klopp rested Mohamed Salah for the game claiming he was injured but would be back for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City next week. However, Roberto Firmino made the bench and came on in the second half.

The game started well with some fine efforts on goal but the rainy conditions soon reduced the contest to a snoozefest with the fans also unable to really raise the roof at Goodison Park.

Here's how Twitter reacted to the game.

TEAM NEWS

Mohamed Salah left out of @LFC's matchday squad as Roberto Firmino also drops to the bench, while @Everton make one change with Tom Davies replacing Dominic Calvert-Lewin #EVELIV pic.twitter.com/29sfR9GwrM
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 7, 2018

Liverpool now have four teenagers on the bench for the Merseyside derby:

Trent Alexander-Arnold (19)
Conor Masterson (19)
Rafael Camacho (17)
Curtis Jones (17)

Jones was born in 2001. 🔴 pic.twitter.com/eNGEMGR8Ip
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) April 7, 2018

No Salah, No Salah, running down the wing......
— Tim Stillman (@Stillberto) April 7, 2018

Klopp confirms that both Andy Robertson and Mo Salah have got injuries and that’s why they aren’t in the squad today.

However, the gaffer does expect the two will be back for the big game on Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/eljTxIikKs
— Rousing The Kop (@RousingTheKop) April 7, 2018

We need an expert... #LFC #EVELIV #Moreno #InjuryPool pic.twitter.com/uMjTIkDrGt
— LFC Photo (@LFCphoto) April 7, 2018

Salah and Firmino owners dropping in anguish like this 😩#FPL pic.twitter.com/DkXRegu8oS
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) April 7, 2018

Apparently only James Milner and Wayne Rooney know this is a derby
— Andy Castell (@AJ3) April 7, 2018

Not saying Everton are scared of Mane’s pace but they’re defending so deeply that Allardyce has parked the submarine #LFC #EVELIV
— Kop Magazine (@TheKopMagazine) April 7, 2018

Loris Karius with a save David De Gea would be proud of😍👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/6OmvhC3jA4
— Anthony Martial (@EliteMartiaI) April 7, 2018

#Liverpool fans were today given a taste of what #ManUtd fans feel like every week in the PL with this Karius save. #EVELIV pic.twitter.com/5E4jn8HIcH
— Rohith Nair (@RohithNair) April 7, 2018

Woah! Unreal attempt by Bolasie but David De Karius gets a fingertip on it.
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOE_UK) April 7, 2018

Say what you want about L.Karius but S.Mignolet would NEVER make that save
— Kop-Ice (@kopice86) April 7, 2018

Goalkeepers on top at Goodison. Karius and Pickford making excellent saves to keep this goalless.
— AnfieldIndex (@AnfieldIndex) April 7, 2018

However, all that early excitement only paved the way for a game that did not excite either set of fans save for some sporadic moments.

Why are early kick offs always so poor? The players are still half asleep? The fans aren't pissed up enough to create atmosphere? I'm not pissed up enough and realise football is actually mostly sh*te and ultimately a pointless pursuit?
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 7, 2018

This game is more boring than....😴💤😴 #EVELIV pic.twitter.com/Uok9R4OAW3
— ⚽️442oons⚽️ (@442oons) April 7, 2018

With 10 minutes to go in the game, even Gary Lineker wondered when the game would actually get underway.

What time does the Merseyside derby start?
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 7, 2018

This is Everton’s biggest game of the season, while this is our rehearsal for the Champions League Quarter Final 2nd leg.

Levels.
— - (@AnfieldRd96) April 7, 2018

Everton fans making use of all that booing practice they’ve had under Allardyce so far
— Jim Boardman (@JimBoardman) April 7, 2018

Everton 0 Liverpool 0 Half Time

First 30 minutes was decent, then it turned a bit shit. Highlight of the first half was Gareth Southgate dressed like he's about to go clay pigeon shooting. pic.twitter.com/ctFFgm77si
— Shite Sports News (@ShiteSportsNews) April 7, 2018

All the money that's spent on getting a decent midfielder – and we've got James Milner running the game on a freebie.

Probably turn into Buffon if Jürgen asked him to play between the sticks...
— Ben Webb (@BenWebbLFC) April 7, 2018

🦁 James Milner needs to come out of international retirement for the World Cup, pass it on.#EVELIV#ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/bh0Ps6tm17
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) April 7, 2018

I just asked Jurgen if he's resting key players for the Derby, then why am I not being rested too? He said Not now, James.
— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) April 7, 2018

Wayne Rooney has been substituted before the hour mark in Everton's last two Premier League games:

⬅️ 57' vs. Man City
⬅️ 57' vs. Liverpool

Not happy. pic.twitter.com/LnWp7rDQk1
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 7, 2018

Wayne Rooney is 8 months younger than Cristiano Ronaldo. He's been subbed off huffing and puffing before 60 mins in Everton's last two games. Ronaldo on the other hand... pic.twitter.com/v8r6n2lBfd
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 7, 2018

Haven't seen Rooney this furious since Netflix dropped the Golden Girls.
— NTX (@NTXabi) April 7, 2018

Watching Liverpool is a much, much less stressful experience since we signed Van Dijk. He's putting years on our lives.
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) April 7, 2018

I am sat in the press box at Goodison Park. It's a long way from the pitch. I can hear Virgil van Dijk shouting orders. Not necessarily a reflection of the mood. More his presence. Awesome.
— Simon Hughes (@Simon_Hughes__) April 7, 2018

Cenk Tosun, whose last local derby was Besiktas vs Galatasaray, with five red cards, must be wondering if he turned up at the wrong ground today.
— Richard Williams (@rwilliams1947) April 7, 2018

88' Unbelievable. Two big chances missed for the Blues. @CenkTosun_'s header goes agonisingly wide, before @CalvertLewin14 misses the target from eight yards. Blues pressing for a winner. COME ON! #EFCmatchday

🔵 0-0 🔴

🎙 https://t.co/lY6T6I5zc6
📝 https://t.co/wxByj44elE
— Everton (@Everton) April 7, 2018

Still time for Everton to miss another chance IMO
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) April 7, 2018

Goddammit you Soccer Candies, do you guys even know how to go insert a soccer ball into the soccer goal interior? Humongous Sam looks real mad. #MercyTownDerby
— Soccer Guy (@usasoccerguy) April 7, 2018

Goals this season:

🔴 Mo Salah - 37 goals

🔵 Rooney, Sigurdsson, Niasse, Calvert-Lewin & Tosun - 35 goals #MerseysideDerby pic.twitter.com/iuo9VxVIIu
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) April 7, 2018

In the end, the game ended 0-0 - much to the relief of fans, many of whom were snoring by the time the full-time whistle went.

Full time. No goals, no yellow cards. A poor enough Merseyside derby between a team who just don't want to lose vs. a team who just don't want to get injured.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 7, 2018

0 - This was only the second Merseyside derby in Premier League history without a single card shown and the first since their maiden PL clash at Goodison Park in December 1992. Tame.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 7, 2018

Hahahaha. Half a side, half-arsed display and they still couldn’t beat us with a full strength team. That’s how big the gap is
— Pendejo (@KopBlock205) April 7, 2018

That was a performance of a side half of whom have barely played any football this season and the rest coming off the back of the most intense game of the season. A point is perfectly fine.
— Joel Rabinowitz (@joel_archie) April 7, 2018