Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hopeful of 'major signing' Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is hopeful of making a significant breakthrough in the transfer market before Friday's deadline. Dnipro's Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka is among a number of names linked with a move to Anfield. Rodgers said: "We are working together and hopefully we can have a major signing in before the window closes." The Reds maintained their top-four push with a 4-0 Merseyside derby win over Everton. Rodgers also defended the club's transfer policy after a proposed deal to sign Mohamed Salah from Basel ended with the attacker joining Chelsea in an £11m deal. The Reds boss insisted he was united with the club's team behind the scenes after the frustration of seeing the move for Salah fail to materialise. Konoplyanka, 24, has won 35 caps for Ukraine and scored at Wembley in a 1-1 draw in September 2012. Rodgers said: "I've seen stuff about the manager being angry with the club but nothing could be further from the truth. I came here because of the collective effort to try and turn the club's fortunes around and the owners have been brilliant. The people behind the scenes are working very, very hard and we are not always going to get the players we want for a number of reasons. The people here are very important to what we are trying to do. If we can get someone in before the window closes we can then set up for the remaining games this season. Two goals from Daniel Sturridge and one apiece for Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez saw Liverpool thrash their rivals to move three points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham and four ahead of Everton in sixth. "It's another three points in terms of where we want to go," added Rodgers. It's a massive victory over rivals close to us. If you look at Everton they've only conceded 11 goals away from home before tonight and for us to get four and to maybe have had a few more is very pleasing. Sturridge, who missed a chance for his hat-trick when he blazed a penalty over the bar, angrily confronted Rodgers when he was substituted - but later apologised for his reaction. "I was disappointed by missing the penalty and felt I'd let myself down as well as the fans," said Sturridge. The hat-trick would have been the icing on the cake and it's unfortunate. I was disappointed with myself. It was nothing to do with the manager and I'd like to apologise for my reaction if anybody took any offence. It's not about me, it's about the boys and a great victory. Rodgers added: "I always say, however you feel, keep it to yourself and speak to me the next day. I think he was just a little bit frustrated after a missed penalty.