Once ahead, it was a case of how great the the margin of victory against a powder-puff Burnley of which Parker was suitably damning, as were the visiting fans.
“You don’t know what you’re doing,” they chanted when Parker subbed the popular Hannibal Mejbri with 20 minutes left.
“I understand their frustration tonight, for sure. Tonight we have brought nothing to the game, but there are reasons why Hannibal had to come off,” said Parker.
Given recent home discomforts, Moyes must not have known whether to deliver a team talk or an exorcism to bury the ghosts prowling Liverpool’s dockside since December.
A psychological barrier may have been overcome, although Moyes never saw deep-rooted issues at home.
“It wasn’t something that bothered me. The question has been quite boring because we’ve played quite well here,” he insisted.
Those Evertonians with glasses half empty will curse how long it’s taken to celebrate on their own patch. The more optimistic will analyse the Premier League table and wonder how much better it could have been – and might be next season – with an extra sprinkling of stardust in the squad to suit magnificent surroundings.