‘Gem of a find’, ‘can be proud’: Media wowed by Everton outfielder’s ‘8/10’ v Liverpool today

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Everton held Merseyside rivals Liverpool to a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park in Saturday’s early Premier League kickoff.

The 241st Merseyside derby ended honours even as the Toffees and the Reds played out an exciting encounter.

Despite it being a stalemate on the scoresheet, it was an entertaining and fiery clash befitting a local derby.

The Toffees put in an impressive performance and could’ve easily won the game.

Conor Coady saw a goal ruled out for offside by VAR, while Neal Maupay missed a glaring opportunity.

Jordan Pickford put in an incredible performance in between the Everton sticks, winning the Man of the Match award.

However, he wasn’t the only Toffees player to shine – there were quite a few who emerged with significant credit.

One of these was Nathan Patterson, who numerous media outlets raved about after the match.

‘Fared well in all departments’

The Liverpool Echo gave Patterson 8 out of 10 for his derby efforts.

“It’s not an easy task to mark Luis Diaz for 90 minutes but Patterson stood up to the task extremely well,” they wrote.

“He showed a lot of the needle that’s needed for a match such as this, but perhaps his final ball was just a little off in attacking areas.”

Liverpool World also gave the 20-year-old an 8 out of 10 rating.

“Defensively sound against Diaz in the opening 45 minutes,” they wrote.

“Brilliant trickery and pass started the move off for Everton to hit the post.

“Had a deflected effort in the second period and can be proud of another sound performance.”

And 90Min went with 7 out of 10, adding: “Aggressive from the off, trying to unsettle Nunez and Diaz, and fared well in all departments.

“Could be a gem of a find from Rangers.”