The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton is one of the most famous fixtures on the English football calendar, and it has certainly produced some memorable moments over the course of its history.

In matches that usually involve passion, drama, tension and an electric atmosphere in the stands, some players have dealt with the pressure and produced brilliant goals against their arch-rivals to gain the bragging rights in the city.

Of course, there have been a lot of finishes with quality in these matches over the years, but only the very best can make it onto our shortlist.

The likes of Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish, Robbie Fowler, Andrei Kanchelskis and John Barnes narrowly missed out on making the top five, showing just how tough the competition really is.

So, without further ado - and in no particular order - here are the fantastic strikes that made the cut in Football FanCast’s best Merseyside derby goals…

Phil Jagielka vs Liverpool

Liverpool were leading 1-0 against their arch-rivals going into second-half stoppage-time at Anfield and looked set to record a narrow Premier League win over the Toffees.

With seconds left to play, Aiden McGeady picked the ball up on the left-hand side and when his cross was cleared out of the box, many Everton fans would have held their head in their hands when they saw centre-back Jagielka ready to unleash a half-volley.

Unbelievably, the captain thundered the ball into the top corner to salvage a point.

Gary McAllister vs Everton

The veteran midfielder made a big impact during his time with Liverpool, none more so than when he scored the winning goal in the last minute of a 3-2 win against Everton at Goodison Park in 2001.

Around 35 yards out, the Scot stepped up and curled a sublime free-kick into the bottom corner to send the away fans into raptures and produce a look of surprised elation on manager Gerard Houllier’s face as the Reds took all three points.

It was 1984 and Everton picked up their first league win against Liverpool at Anfield for 14 years with a 1-0 success, thanks to a brilliant strike from Graeme Sharp.

A long ball forward from Peter Reid was taken down on the Scot’s right foot 25 yards out – beating Reds defender Mark Lawrenson in the process. He let the ball bounce before unleashing a volley that flew over Bruce Grobbelaar into the Liverpool goal. Outstanding.

Danny Murphy vs Everton

The midfielder always seemed to score important goals for Liverpool and one of those was a brilliant strike in a 2-1 win against Everton at Goodison Park in 2003.

It was David Moyes’ first Merseyside derby in charge of the Toffees but wasn’t a memorable one for the Scot as Murphy picked the ball up 25 yards out and shifted it on to his right foot before curling a sublime strike in off the far post.

Dan Gosling vs Liverpool

This occasion will be remembered for ITV accidentally going to an advertisement break during a live broadcast of an FA Cup fourth round replay between Everton and Liverpool – with viewers missing this winning extra-time goal as a result.

And it was a great one too. With just over two minutes to play until a penalty shootout, Gosling controlled a cross from the right with his left foot, beat two Reds defenders with a shift to his right and curled the ball beyond the despairing dive of Pepe Reina.