Marco Silva's 19-month reign at Everton looks like coming to an ignominious end after a 5-2 Merseyside derby defeat against Liverpool at Anfield pushed him to the brink of the sack.

An eighth defeat in 11 Premier League matches saw the Toffees drop into the bottom three and, with matches to come against Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal before Christmas, the future looks bleak.

The Portuguese has won just two league matches since the start of September and questions about his future refuse to go away.

"Bad game for us, really bad night as well. They deserved the three points, no doubt and we were not good enough," added Silva.

"The way we started the game, the way we conceded the goal, the five goals and the more chances they had.

"Always they arrived quicker than us. The way we conceded the first goal was not good enough.

"We should do better, be more brave and win some challenges.

"It was really tough for us. The way we conceded the goals was one thing. Last season we finished the fourth-best defence in the Premier League.

"It was not enough what we did. I have to say to you was not good enough."