Javier Mascherano may not be wholly appreciated outside Anfield but the Argentine's contribution is rarely unsung by Liverpool fans.

That includes his outstanding performance at right-back following Sotirios Kyrgiakos' dismissal against Everton.

Jamie Carragher moved into themiddle as a like for like replacement for the Greek international and though a holding central midfielder may not always be the first option in a wide role the task was nothing new for Mascherano.    

"Last season I played right-back against Sunderland," he said. "This time, it would have been difficult for the manager to make a sub at that time so maybe he preferred to move me into right-back and I tried to do my best."

"The way that we won made it even better. To be a man down for so long and to have to play with 10 men for almost 60 minutes was really difficult but the result shows how hard we worked.

"The most important thing is that the team continued to work hard and because of this we were able to win with 10 players.

"Maybe it wasn't our best performance but the only thing that mattered was the win. Now we have to keep going."