Carlo Ancelotti says the quality and character Everton summoned to equalise twice and draw Saturday’s Merseyside derby represent important building blocks in his team’s growth.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored Everton’s second leveler with nine minutes remaining when the forward skillfully steered Lucas Digne’s cross past Adrian.
Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian was also beaten by Michael Keane’s powerful header on 19 minutes.
The away team led on three minutes when Sadio Mane rammed in from close range and regained their advantage through Mohamed Salah’s strike with 18 minutes to play.
Everton remain unbeaten and top of the embryonic Premier League table on 13 points.
And manager Ancelotti insists the test his side encountered against their city rivals this weekend will sustain them in the coming months.
“The feeling is good, we wanted to compete and we did,” Ancelotti told evertontv.
“It was a good performance, with good spirit, which was what we needed in this game.
