Liverpool left it late to seal a 2-0 win over 10- man Everton at Anfield courtesy of two Mo Salah goals in the second half of the encounter, The Herald reports.
Ashley Young was sent off for the visitors in the first half after picking up two yellow cards in the encounter.
Salah slotted home a penalty past Everton keeper Jordan Pickford to break the deadlock in the 75th minute after Michael Keane was penalised for a handball, then doubled Liverpool’s advantage deep in stoppage time. J
Jürgen Klopp’s side provisionally climbed top of the standings on 20 points in the Premier League’s first game of the weekend, while Everton are 16th.