Carragher was also at the centre of an incident prior to kick-off. As he made his way around the ground to reach his position in the Sky Sports studio, he was subjected to a string of vicious remarks, including from one especially vocal fan. They were heard shouting: “F*** off Carra, you soft c***” before then yelling “F*** off you k***head”.
Carragher could be seen reacting to the abuse and engaged in a short exchange, before he then chose to disregard the remaining comments and proceeded with his journey.
Carragher ultimately ended up having the final word, with Van Dijk’s winner. Speaking about Liverpool’s triumph, Carragher said: “The result is absolutely huge for Liverpool when you consider the Chelsea result yesterday.
“When that board went up for 11 minutes, I’d have shook with anyone and taken a point from a Liverpool point of view. With the situation with the goalkeeper, Everton were a little bit more threatening. Liverpool were a small team towards the end of that game and I was fearful of set-pieces.
“When you think of how Liverpool have won this game – two of the absolute legends of the club have done it. They won’t be here much longer. Salah and probably Van Dijk in 12 months’ time.
“Two of the absolute greats. Salah has done it again against Liverpool’s biggest rivals, as he always does. Against Everton or Man Utd, you can always rely upon him.”
Liverpool’s triumph over Everton leaves the Reds positioned fifth in the Premier League table, occupying the final Champions League qualification spot. They return to action on Saturday afternoon when they play host to Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Arne Slot‘s squad then face a pivotal fixture in their quest to secure a place back at European football’s top table, with a showdown against fierce rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford pencilled in just under a fortnight away.