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da gbg bet： Michael Keane, a man who has come under criticism from fans on Twitter for his performances since arriving at Goodison Park for a fee that could still rise to £30m, put in arguably the best performance of his Everton career against Liverpool on Sunday.
The Manchester United academy graduate knew he would be in a game up against the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, but he dealt with the threat superbly to ensure his teammates could go home to their families with a clean sheet under their belts against one of the Premier League’s best attacks.
Impressively, the 26-year-old has started all but three of the Toffees’ league games this season, emerging as a key member of Marco Silva’s starting XI, and all of his hard work appeared to come to fruition against the Reds.
Keane made a whopping seven clearances and six interceptions against Jurgen Klopp’s men, including two successful tackles.
He also won four aerial duels, and even managed to make a key pass, something that Mane and Divock Origi failed to do, matching Salah.
£27m summer signing Yerry Mina was left out of the squad as a result of an injury issue, and it is unlikely that Silva will keep such an expensive player on the sidelines in the long term upon his return to full fitness – one of Keane or Kurt Zouma may currently be playing for their place in the team.
If that is to be the case, then England international Keane is doing more than his centre-back partner is to keep his spot in the team ahead of Mina’s return.
In the fiery atmosphere of a Merseyside Derby, against one of the league’s best attacks, Keane proved that he has what it takes to handle the big occasion and can also be a player who Silva will be able to place his trust in – at 26 years of age, he could also be about to enter his prime.