Jurgen Klopp joked thank god a game has two halves after Liverpool improved on a below-par first-half showing to overcome Everton 2-0 in Sundays Merseyside derby.The Reds failed to register a shot on target in the first half of a home Premier League game for just the second time this season against a resolute Everton side.Liverpool continued to struggle early in the second period, but Andy Robertson broke the Gemel Smith Women Jersey Toffees resolve with 62 minutes played from the home sides first attempt on target.Substitute Divock Origi added a late second with his sixth goal against Everton in all competitions, twice as many as he has netted against any other side as a Liverpool player.A 12th win in 13 top-flight matches moves Liverpool back to within a point of leaders Manchester City, Andrei Vasilevskiy Jersey but Klopp conceded his side were far from their best against Everton.Thank God the game has two halves, he told BBC Sport. We didnt play particularly well in the first half. They made it uncomfortable but we didnt get in behind the last line.We didnt have enough movement and werent quick enough. We pa sed the ball into the area where they had nine players.In the second half we were much more direct and caused them much more problems. The goals were wonderful.Klopp added: The amount of wins weve had in recent months is insane. You have to work. The boys did that again. Im really happy.We stayed really cool and calm. The changes helped,fresh players, different formation. It made it difficult for the opposition. We won 2-0, its absolutely fine.Liverpools 82.75 per cent po se sion is the second most a side has managed in a Premier League game since at least 2003-04, when such records were first recorded,behind Man Citys 82.95 against Swansea City in 2017-18.Evertons 32 pa ses in the first half is the fewest by a team in Ryan Callahan Women Jersey the division since November 2006, meanwhile, but Klopp insisted he was not surprised by the visitors tactics.We expected it, he said. We expected them to do it, but we didnt react well. Its difficult.Each ball Jordan Pickford has he takes five minutes so Jan Rutta Jersey we couldnt gain rhythm which you need to break down a low block. Everton may have registered only one shot on target, but they had a strong penalty appeal rejected at 0-0 when Joel Matip put his arm acro s Anthony Gordon inside the box.Gordon, who had earlier been cautioned for diving, argued after the match that a spot-kick should have been awarded, though Klopp had a different view of the incident.It was clearly no penalty, the German said. Hes really good but hes lucky not to get a second yellow. The first was not a penalty and the second wasnt.Following Burnleys win against Wolves earlier on Sunday, Everton find themselves in the relegation Patrick Maroon Jersey zone at this stage of the season for the first time since April 1999.Everton did what they had to do, Klopp added. We deserved the three points. With a performance like this I think they can get the points they need.If anybody thinks we fly through these games, I can apologise, it wont happen. If we can create atmospheres like today its difficult to deal with us for 95 minutes.