Everton vs Liverpool: 3 reasons why The Reds failed to win the Merseyside derby | Premier League 2018-19

#2 Unimpactful subs

Roberto Firmino

The Kop boss used all three subs to help his team create better chances and finally break the deadlock, but that just did not seem to be happening for him. He brought on Firmino and Milner together and eventually tried adding Lallana towards the end to get that one goal for his side.

However, despite all the changes that were made, none of them stood up to be counted and there was no end-product. Firmino was one of the key players from last season, but he has failed to live up to expectations this term.

This was another prime example of him failing to make any sort of impact in the match. The overall failure of the subs to make any sort of impact on the game was also a reason Liverpool lost two more points.

Had the substitutes made any sort of major impact against the tiring Everton stars, things could have surely been different, and they could have won the match.