David Moyes reacts after Everton rescue late point in final Merseyside derby at Goodison 💙

We can see David Moyes coming to join us now. How are you? Good to be back. David, well done. What an end to that game. When we spoke to you earlier this week and you were asked to describe the Merseyside derby, you said mental. How was that for you tonight? Well, probably mental sums it up, the way it went. A brilliant finish for us too. To finish the last Merseyside derby and score in the last minute is in a way fitting. We would have liked to have won the game but when it was 2-1 down, I was thinking we weren't going to get back in. It just looked like Liverpool were going to keep us out. But I thought we worked hard, we kept at it. We probably had more attempts in the second half than we had in the first, but we just didn't have the quality to get a good enough finish away. But Tarky did, which was the one that really mattered. Absolutely. And his 100th consecutive Premier League appearance since signing for this club as well. Quite fitting that it was him to get that equaliser. Yeah, I think after his game last weekend, I think he'll be pleased he got the goal. He scored a great goal tonight. To score that goal, it will be remembered in history. As far as everybody, because Goodison is going to be going away shortly. You've had some memorable nights in that dugout. How did this one compare? It was right up there and it was great at the end. I think the night was maybe made for something to happen. It wasn't the cleanest, it wasn't the best game of football you've ever watched, but it was a wee bit of a throwback. A bit scrappy, both sides. It was more important that we probably made it that way. Liverpool are an incredibly talented team and are proving it in the league this year. We had to find a way of making that gap not so big tonight. I thought we'd done a good job at it. That's exactly what you said, Mac. It felt like a throwback. It felt like an old-school game with blood and thunder and fight and aggression. It was brilliant to watch. On a broader level, what have you changed since you've come in? Or has it just been arm around shoulders? Don't give us secrets, Oleg. You can tell me lies, it's OK. The fact is, I think the players have responded really well in what they've done. We've actually made more chances, which was probably the thing at the start of the season. We suddenly got a few chances. Beto's come in and scored the goal right away. He was excellent tonight as well. He scored two for us earlier on as well. So that's really helped us. We suddenly started getting a few goals and creating a few more chances than what we had. But it's all praise to the players because they've done really well. Do you feel more confident because they've got a couple of victories and they're now going on a nice run? We're trying to improve what we can. We're trying to play when we can and try to make things better. Tonight wasn't a night where it had to be that. We had to suit the stadium. We had to suit a lot of things in the game. We went a little bit more direct tonight, but it suited us. I think that's what you can tell, obviously. I know firsthand exactly what Goodison requires. Different things for different nights. Tonight, especially with Decorey and Beto up front, that must be the toughest game they've had all season. You could tell the clearances weren't the same. They didn't perform as good as Liverpool can. I think you've got to put that down to your boys out there. They did a great job. Actually, both Beto and Decorey did a great job against two top centre-halves, to be fair. In a team which has been playing really, really well, we've done a really good job in getting something out of the game. We could have come away here losing 2-1 and saying, hey, we played quite well. We were a bit unlucky. But we got it in the end. The point, more importantly for us, is a point closer to making sure we're a Premier League cup. You've spoken so much about the importance of that moving into the new stadium. How does that set you up? It moves you up to 15th. Do you think that takes away any remaining relegation fears? No, I wish it did. But you probably wouldn't expect it to make you see any difference. I think that picking up the points regularly is what we've got to try and do between now and the end of the season. I think there's a group here who can do it. We lack some quality in areas, but we've got to try and fill in at the moment. We've got quite a few injuries, but hopefully there'll be signs of one or two coming back in the next three or four weeks. If we can do that, then hopefully we'll get over the line. I think that's nine goals in your last three Premier League games here. How has that changed the mood and how well have you harnessed the crowd to be able to get more going forward? I think Steve and Jags especially will be able to tell you that this has never been an easy ground for them to come and play. But it's always a great ground if you get the crowd behind you. Maybe there's been a bit where the crowd and the players have not been quite matched up over in recent periods. Partly because of the hard times which they've had. It's been difficult for supporters here to accept it as well. But I think now there's beginning to get a growing bit with the supporters and the players again, beginning to get back together. The crowd tonight was magnificent. It really was. Fantastic. They enjoyed their celebrations in front of Steve at the end there as well. On a more negative note, unfortunately, going forward, obviously Decorey was sent off at the end there as second yellow card. But also earlier, Ileman Ndiaye, who's been so good for you, went off. It looked quite bad, David. Can you give us an update? At the moment, they're going to check. I think he's maybe opened his knee, but we're not sure yet. That was the feeling at the time that he'd done something to his knee. But I'm disappointed with Dukes because we need him. We can't afford it. We're down on numbers at the moment. And even Elia Villies hasn't. And we're still waiting on others to come back. We've got to be careful what we do. Sometimes in these games, the boys will tell you more than ever, discipline is never easy because of the way the game goes. Tonight was a game quite easy that sending offs could have happened. And now you've lived it. Before you go, can you just give me one word to describe the final Merseyside derby? One word's not enough! I was thrilled with getting a point out of the game. I've said it before. At the moment, we're not quite ready to compete against Liverpool on the levels they are. But maybe on one-off occasions, we'll be able to do it. Maybe nights like this. But when we move to the new stadium, I hope we can continue to give the same atmosphere and the same feeling of a difficult place to come and play. Well, I'm glad you enjoyed that tonight, David. Thanks for coming out to the football. Thank you. Good to see you, lads. Thank you.