Everton boss Frank Lampard was delighted with his players after their 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Goodison Park.
In a game that swung from end to end, Tom Davies hit the woodwork for Everton while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz suffered a similar fate for Liverpool. Conor Coady was also denied an Everton winner by VAR.
Lampard said, "I thought we were brilliant. It's one of the best 0-0s you're likely to see.
"Pickford made some great saves, you need your keeper to be on it in games like this. It was a real game of two teams going for it. I can't fault the players and the spirit. We played well, we're getting better.
"I keep saying the same thing. We're not going from just staying up to the team we want to be. Idrissa Gueye came on and looked like a proper player and he's not even fit yet. We had more than enough chances to get our own goal today.
"We're trying to build up. You have to get personnel and work on the training ground. It feels like those wins will come. We feel like we deserve more – although maybe not today. The fans can see a team that fights for the badge and gives everything. That makes me proud."