Jurgen Klopp admits he is happy Liverpool avoided a ‘wild’ Merseyside derby.
The Reds’ 231st meeting with Everton ended in stalemate as Klopp rested several players for Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Manchester City.
But the hosts failed to punish their local rivals in Saturday’s Goodison Park showdown despite enjoying a host of chances at the end of the game.
And Klopp expressed his relief that a potentially intense affair was negated.
He said: “I think it’s a fair result.
“We were better over most of the game and Everton had in the last few minutes a few very exciting moments in our box.
“Until then we controlled the game, we played the game we wanted to play.
“We were not here to play a wild derby, that would not make sense. It was quite difficult for Everton to get the game they wanted, challenges and stuff like that.
“It was a good performance, it was not brilliant, but maybe the most mature performance since I’m here.”