As Liverpool prepares for Arne Slot's Anfield bow, it has been a sorry start to the season for its Merseyside rivals. Everton finds itself rock bottom of the Premier League after shipping seven goals in two matches.
The Toffees were comprehensively beaten by Brighton on the opening day before taking on Tottenham on Saturday. Ange Postecoglou's men ran riot and emerged with a 4-0 victory, which in truth could have been a lot more.
Yves Bissouma opened the scoring for Spurs with a long-range effort before a moment to forget for Jordan Pickford gifted Spurs and skipper Son Heung-min the chance to double the lead.
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Pickford received a pass back from James Tarkowski, when he took a heavy touch and could not sort his feet out before Son closed him down and won back the ball. The England No.1 has arguably kept Everton up in recent years but this latest error was well received by Liverpool fans.
He has been involved in a number of high-profile incidents in derby matches including a horror tackle on Virgil van Dijk, before he was famously taunted by Alisson over his theatrics back at Anfield a couple of years ago.
Pickford actually commented on the Liverpool No.1 in 2018 after he was caught out trying a turn in his own box in a match against Leicester. At the time, the 30-year-old insisted he would not make such a mistake in posession.
"'It's a risk - if it comes off it looks good. But if it doesn't... It's a style of play and I think that's the way Liverpool want to play as well.
"Mistakes will happen and it's about not making the next one. I'm going to try not to put myself in that position to make those mistakes. It's the timing of the game, really. You don't want to get too comfortable if you're winning and start trying to be a No 10.
"If it's on to do I'll do it and if it's not we'll manage the game. That's where I learn more. The more games you play the more game management you learn."
Son added a second for Spurs with Christian Romero also on target in the resounding victory. Everton boss Sean Dyche finds himself under pressure after the dismal start to the campaign.