As with the game against Manchester United, I felt awful before this game. And, as with the game with Manchester United, I shouldn't have bothered. Rarely have Liverpool dominated with such ease at Goodison Park (61% of possession, the stats showed at the end) and really it was a game that could have been won by a bigger margin.

If there's a sure sign of how much Rafael Benitez has developed since joining Liverpool, it is the manner in which his teams face these type of games. Whereas in his first seasons Liverpool struggled to cope with the physical nature of teams like Everton and Bolton, they are much more capable of handling them now.

It was a fantastic performance throughout where all players did their bit. Talk of going for the title is still premature but the season is shaping up nicely.

Good Game
Apart from one heart stopping moment Pepe Reina handled the very little that Everton threw at him with ease. That was down to a fantastic game by both Jamie Carragher and Martin Skrtel. The latter seems to be getting better with every game and with his strength he can easily handle the physical challenge of players like Yakubu (and it wasn't a penalty).

For some reason, Alvaro Arbeloa has a number of critics but I think that he's been very good this season. None more so than yesterday where his defending was very good and he got up to support the attack as often as he could.

It seems to have escaped a lot of people's attention but both goals came after Albert Rieira won the ball and started off an attack. I won't say that he's a great player because it still is too early for that yet the signs are promising.

I could copy my comments each week as far as Xabi Alonso and Dirk Kuyt are concerned. The first imposed the tempo and the second worked hard for the side. Both are valuable for Liverpool even though their efforts aren't always recognised.

Steven Gerrard was, yet again, immense and his running ensured that Liverpool retained control of the game. My man of the match. That might seem a bit unfair on Fernando Torres who scored two excellent goals (and a brilliant third that only Mike Riley knows why he had to call it off) yet overall Gerrard did that little bit more.

I still expect more from Robbie Keane but setting up the first goal for Torres will boost his confidence.

Bad Game
It might seem like I'm picking on him but I thought that Andrea Dossena was out of sorts. He hasn't settled in yet, is lacking that bit of confidence and seems to be playing on a different wavelength then the rest of the side.

Substitutes
Forget Crewe, Benitez should have called up a couple of reserves for this game since, given the ease with which it was won, it might have been a great opportunity to give them a chance! Of those who came on, Fabio Aurelio managed to strengthen the left hand side after Rieira seemed to have been losing his rag a bit. Once again, Lucas Leiva came on in a successful Goodison Park win. It is also nice to see that Benitez has been reading this blog and gave Jermaine Pennant another chance just as I was suggesting earlier this week.