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In Everton's hard-fought and rewarding goalless draw against Liverpool, one moment stood out above all others.

The match ended 0-0, but one of the key reasons behind that being the case was Jordan Pickford and the save he made when facing Mohamed Salah in a 1v1 in the first half.

With the Reds gaining control of the contest, Pickford stood tall to deny the Egyptian - and Liverpool would not trouble him again.

To assess how the Everton goalkeeper dealt with the situation - and gained redemption for his error at Anfield in December - let’s analyse each individual aspect of the chance.

Firstly, the situation occurred because Lucas Digne vacated his position to advance forwards before the moment came to do so.

The Frenchman drove forward before possession was secured, with his intentions pictured below as he’s already turned away from the ball.

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This allowed Salah to exploit the space in the channel between Digne and Kurt Zouma, shown below, as the Liverpool attacker is drifting into the shot by moving inside once the Everton full back progressed forwards.

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Morgan Schneiderlin then took a poor touch once receiving Zouma’s pass, and that allowed Fabinho to pass into the channel that had opened up due to Digne’s high positioning, shown below.

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The situation then becomes entirely reliant on Pickford’s goalkeeping proficiency, as he’s the last remaining player despite the 30 yards of space ahead of him. Recognising this, the England international made the assured decision to retreat to allow Salah to progress closer to goal, shown below.

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By opting to stay deep and patient, the option for Salah to go around Pickford was removed, with Liverpool’s talisman instead having to head towards goal while being chased.

Crucially though, once Salah took his first touch inside the box, Pickford immediately moved towards him to close the angle at a point whereby he knew a shot couldn’t be hit, shown below.

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This allowed Pickford to close the shooting angle at a safe moment, meaning that once Salah did shoot, the target was much smaller and the opposing goalkeeper was much bigger, shown below.

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Salah then shot into essentially the only open space that was available for him to hit, and with Pickford being aware of this, he read the shot and consequently saved it.

Ultimately, Pickford’s composed decision-making during the sequence is what resulted in him saving the shot, rather than any poor finishing quality aimed in the direction of Salah.

Redemption - and a reminder of just how good Pickford can be.