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On this day... Gerrard's Merseyside derby hat-trick

The midfielder notched the first league treble in the Merseyside derby in 30 years to help Kenny Dalglish’s Reds to a 3-0 victory over their neighbours.

His first came after 34 minutes of the Tuesday-night encounter; deftly lofting the ball over a crowd of bodies and into the net from the edge of the area after Tim Howard had saved at the feet of Martin Kelly following a sweeping Liverpool break.

The second finish – nine minutes in the second half – was more about raw power, as Gerrard smashed into the roof of the Kop-end net after Luis Suarez had wriggled beyond two Everton defenders from the right.