Seamus Coleman paid tribute to “immense” skipper Phil Jagielka and the excellent Jordan Pickford after a frenetic 231st Merseyside derby ended in stalemate.
The outcome at Goodison Park left defender Coleman nursing a mild sense of frustration over two presentable late opportunities which went begging as Everton turned up the heat in search of a winner.
Coleman himself was a matter of inches from connecting with a Cenk Tosun header across goal on 87 minutes. Sixty seconds later Coleman charged down the right and teed up Dominic Calvert-Lewin for a chance the Toffees substitute struck off target.