Liverpool earns hat-trick

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored the first hat-trick in a Merseyside league derby since 1982 as his side enjoyed an emphatic 3-0 victory over Everton in the Premier League at Anfield on Tuesday.  Liverpool, who had lost their last three league matches, remained seventh in the table but moved five points ahead of their local rivals whose manager David Moyes endured a miserable evening to mark 10 years in charge of the Goodison Park club. “To beat Everton is always special and to get three goals is a bit extra but I’ve got to thank my team mates especially Luis Suarez who put two goals on a plate for me,” Gerrard told Sky Sports after playing his 400th Premier League game. “It has been a frustrating run for us, we need to find a level of consistency.” Ian Rush was the last player to score three in the derby while the previous hat-trick in the fixture at Anfield was Fred Howe’s in 1935.