Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish admits he was left in awe of Steven Gerrard after his derby hat-trick last night. His hat-trick was the club's first in a league derby against Everton since 1982.

Dalglish said: "I am not educated enough to add to what anybody else is saying about Steven.

"He has been fantastic for this football club.

"For a guy who left school at 15, my vocabulary is not that great. There is no way I could extol the virtues of Steven Gerrard and do him justice.

"He was fantastic tonight, but I think the three other local lads we had were as well. They didn't do too badly.

"He is the first to say he wouldn't have been there with three goals without the help of the others."