Ally McCoist wowed by Ryan Gravenberch scenes at Liverpool as Marcus Rashford debate now settled
Ryan Gravenberch took centre stage in Liverpool’s 2-1 win against Everton on Saturday, opening the scoring with a delightful lofted finish.
The Champions League got underway earlier this week as Liverpool emerged 3-2 victors against Atletico Madrid thanks to another late goal from Virgil van Dijk.
Thursday saw Marcus Rashford return to his home country as Barcelona took on Newcastle, and he bagged his first two goals for the Spaniards with real aplomb at St James’ Park on 18 September.
Rashford’s second strike against Newcastle was a beauty as he rattled it in off the crossbar, but he may have already been upstaged in terms of great goals scored on TNT Sports this week.
Liverpool took on Merseyside rivals Everton at Anfield on 20 September, and a fine early strike from Gravenberch drew high praise from Ally McCoist, who gave his verdict on whether it was better than Rashford’s.
Ally McCoist picks Ryan Gravenberch’s goal over Marcus Rashford’s
Gravenberch was a standout against Atletico, and he opened his account for the season with a fine strike against Newcastle on 25 August, so once again displayed his prowess in front of goal against Everton.
The Dutchman started an attacking move before Mo Salah picked it up on the right and lofted it into his path, and Gravenberch then smartly lifted over Jordan Pickford in one swoop of his leg to open the scoring inside the first 10 minutes.
Former player and current TNT Sports co-commentator McCoist, who covered both Barcelona versus Newcastle and the Merseyside derby, was asked by Darren Fletcher which goal he thought was better.
He replied (20 September, 12:47): “For the technique, I’m going with the one we just saw just now (Gravenberch). For sheer unadulterated power, you have to take Thursday’s (Rashford), but for the guile and the technique, I’m going for Gravenberch.”
Gravenberch makes sure David Moyes’ career-long Anfield hoodoo continues
David Moyes has been a revelation in his second spell as Everton boss, with 11 wins, eight draws and only six losses in his 25 games in charge so far and huge improvements both on and off the pitch.
His decorated career as a manager has seen him win a European trophy and several domestic honours, but a solitary win at Anfield has surprisingly eluded him up to now.
| Games Managed | Wins | Draws | Losses |
| 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
There is no time like the present, and even despite Liverpool’s own fine form to start the season off, the Toffees should have felt as confident as ever that they could come away with a famous win over their old rivals.
With no victory in any of his 22 attempts before Saturday’s game, his chance of a first victory at the Reds’ historic ground were dashed by Gravenberch after just 10 minutes, with Hugo Ekitike then doubling the scoreline inside the first half.
Idrissa Gueye did pull one back, but it was too little, too late.