Premier League takeaways: Rashford at the double, perfect Pickford, ticket for Toney

There might have been no goals in Saturday's Merseyside derby, but there was certainly no shortage of action at Goodison Park. And in the thick of that was Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Liverpool substitute Roberto Firmino will be wondering how he didn't find the net after Pickford denied him on three occasions, while summer signing Darwin Nunez saw one of his efforts brilliantly turned on to the bar by the England stopper.

Pickford finished with an immaculate save ratio of eight out of eight, including the slightest of touches to turn Mohamed Salah's shot on to the woodwork in the dying seconds.

The form of Aaron Ramsdale at Arsenal and Newcastle United's Nick Pope have caused some to question whether Pickford should be England's keeper at the Qatar World Cup, but this sort of performance shows there is no doubt who is the Three Lions' No 1.

Everton's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford makes another save during his man-of-the-match performance against Liverpool. AP

Talking of England's World Cup squad, Brentford striker Ivan Toney staked his claim for a ticket on the plane to the Middle East alongside Pickford.

Toney bagged a hat-trick in Brentford's 5-2 win over Leeds United, taking his tally for the season to five, coming on the back of his 12 top-flight goals last season.

The form of Harry Kane, who also has five goals after his winner for Spurs against Fulham, will be reassuring to Gareth Southgate – but Toney's goals will surely be making the England manager sit up and take notice ahead of this month's Nations League fixtures.

“Off the top of my head, looking at strikers on form, Harry Kane is No 1 but there is not a better striker after Kane on form,” Brentford manager Thomas Frank said of Toney.

Ivan Toney scores