John Barnes and Andy Gray involved in heated debate as Liverpool legend blasts Everton's lack of ambition in derby draw
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Liverpool and Everton greats John Barnes and Andy Gray clashed in a heated debate following Sunday's Merseyside derby.
The pair were speaking on beIN Sports to give their analysis of the 1-1 draw, which saw the Toffees come from behind to earn a point at Anfield.
Liverpool dominated large periods of the game, carving out many more opportunities than their local rivals, but Mo Salah's stunning opener was cancelled out by Wayne Rooney's second-half penalty.
Barnes accused Everton of showing a lack of ambition, but Gray defender his former side's display in a lively exchange.
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JB: Everton created absolutely nothing and got a point so they are good. But let’s not get carried away by thinking it was a good performance from Everton.
AG: They are at different parts of the spectrum. Your team should be pretty much nearly the finished article with your coach. This Everton team is in its infancy.
JB: But you can still have a shot on goal.
AG: We did have!
JB: What the penalty?
AG: No, we had two shots on goal actually. The keeper had a save to make from (Gylfi) Sigurdsson in the first half.
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JB: This is Everton Football Club, this is the Premier League.
AG: A few weeks ago Everton Football Club were in the bottom three of the league.
JB: It doesn’t matter where you are, you still have players who can create chances.
AG: You can’t say to Everton, you should be popping the ball out from the back and rolling it out to (Ashley) Williams and taking chances. That’s not where Everton are.
JB: But you should be able to get the ball and create a few chances.
AG: Who feels better today?
JB: Of course Sam (Allardyce) feel better but let’s analyse the game.