Allan Played 73 Minutes Against Liverpool And Completed Two Passes, Both Were From Kick-Off

Everton midfielder Allan completed a total of two passes during his 73 minute cameo in the Merseyside Derby – and both of those passes were from kick-off.

Liverpool picked up another crucial win in the Premier League title race thanks to goals from Andy Robertson and Divock Origi, while Everton struggled to control possession at Anfield.

In fact, Frank Lampard's side recorded the second-lowest possession in Premier League history [17.25 per cent] on Sunday afternoon and in total, completed 93 passes compared to Liverpool’s 700.

It was a tough day at the office for the Toffees.

Thiago Alcantara, who has been one of Liverpool's stand-out players in recent weeks, completed 120 passes in the 2-0 win, which was 26 more than every Everton player combined.

Thiago's pass completition rate was 98 per cent, while Everton midfielder Allan could only record two completed passes. And both of those were from kick-off.

The Brazilian, who joined the Premier League strugglers from Napoli in 2020 for a reported £21.7 million, attempted six passes in total, but could only complete two in 73 minutes at Anfield.

He did, however, complete his single pass in the second-half, as you can see in the Twitter post from ReviewFootball below.

After the full-time whistle, Everton boss Frank Lampard was far from happy with some of the decisions made during the Premier League clash.

When asked if his side were denied a penalty, he said: "Yeah, I think it was. I'm not sure how clear-cut it was, but the referee was quick to whip out a yellow card when the little stuff was going off in the middle of the pitch.

"I think if you look back at that with VAR there's some questionable things going on with that too. Maybe that's to be expected when you come here [Anfield]."

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