Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi played 90 minutes in the Merseyside derby on Sunday.

Struggling Everton made Liverpool fight for their win with a well organised and disciplined performance that will give them hope they can still avoid the drop but that was not enough to deny Jurgen Klopp's quadruple-chasing side.

Liverpool can find different ways to get the job done and after blowing Manchester United aside on Tuesday they demonstrated patience to finally break down Everton's stubborn resistance in what could prove to be a priceless win.

The deadlock was broken after 62 minutes when Andy Robertson arrived at the far post in front of the Kop to head home Mo Salah's cross.

Everton could not respond, although Demarai Gray powered a drive just wide, and Liverpool wrapped up the win when substitute Divock Origi tormented the neighbours once again when he headed in Luis Diaz's bicycle kick with six minutes left.

The loss means the Toffees end the day in the top-flight's bottom three for the first time since 6 December 2019. They were last in the relegation zone this far into the season in 1998-99. Everton are now on the verge of going down for the first time in 60 years unless they start winning games and Burnley's new found form under new manager Mike Jackson doesn't help their course.

Liverpool now face Villarreal in the Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield on Wednesday while Everton face a daunting task at home against Chelsea on Sunday.

Nigeria youth International Taiwo Awoniyi has left the camp of the Nigeria Under-23s in Atlanta to sort out his club future at Liverpool, with reports linking him with a loan move to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.

The Liverpool teen forward has been heavily linked with a loan move to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen this summer, and reports suggest his departure from the camp of the team is connected to his club future.

Awoniyi named as an alternate player in Nigeria Olympic team, left the camp of the team yesterday before their proposed trip to Brazil, where they will compete at the football event of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

19 year old Awoniyi joined Liverpool last summer, and was immediately loaned out to German second division side FSV Frankfurt, as he isn’t qualified to be granted a work permit to play in England.

Last season he made 14 appearances for FSV Frankfurt scoring just once, in his debut season as a professional player following his excellent showing for the Nigeria U-17,20 and 23.

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But when asked who the best player he played alongside at Liverpool was, he came out with probably the last player you’d ever think of: Stig Inge Bjornebye.

The Norwegian spent eight years at Anfield and played over 100 games, but he’s hardly one of the first names who’d roll off your tongue when mentioning some of the great Liverpool players who played during Ince’s period at the club, which includes Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Jamie Redknapp and Stan Collymore.

Ince was over in Norway promoting a Norwegian-written biography of his career, so he had good reason to big up his former Norwegian colleague.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said it is the responsibility of the governing body to ensure the bidding process for future World Cups is “bullet-proof.”

The hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 events given to Russia and Qatar have been tainted by allegations of corruption.

Infantino, who was elected FIFA boss last month, wants to begin the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup within three months.

“We have to get the 2026 bidding process absolutely right,” Infantino told the BBC.

“It’s certainly the commitment that I want to give, that I will do everything I can to make sure that this happens because I think that the credibility of FIFA is, as well, at stake here.