KOP BOSS INSISTS TITLE CHASERS HEAT OF THE
EVERTON v LIVERPOOL
SEAN DYCHE claims he and his Everton players can seal their legacy with the fans by beating Mersey rivals Liverpool tonight.
Everton have not defeated Liverpool at Goodison Park since David Moyes’ time in 2010.
Hyche (left) says a third successive home win would add to the feeling the club are turning the corner under him.
“In the locality, what I’ve learnt about this area is the feeling of what happens in these games can last a long
JURGEN KLOPP is hoping his final Merseyside derby doesn’t boil over, with the pressure huge on both sides of the city tonight.
Liverpool head across Stanley Park to face Everton with both clubs desperate for points at either end of the Premier League table.
Klopp wants to lead his side to a fairytale farewell of winning the title before he departs in the summer, while Sean Dyche knows win would be a time,” said the Everton boss ahead of his first derby at Goodison.
“From Sunday’s win over Nottingham Forest, the feel around it is changing again after a real tough one to take down at Chelsea.
Result
“So would getting a result against Liverpool add on to that? Of course, if you can get a result against Liverpool, of course it does.
“And individually, if you can be the person who makes the difference on the day, well then, yeah, that can live for a long time. That’s for sure.”
ahuge boost to his team’s chances of fighting off relegation.
That means there is a lot on the line for what will be Klopp’s last meeting with the Toffees as Kop boss in a fixture which has seen more red cards than any other in the Premier League era.
“It used to be (more physical),” said the German.
Videos
“At the beginning I remember I showed the players videos of (Jamie) Carragher in the derby and Stevie (Gerrard) where he got red cards — I love one, and respect the other a lot.
“That’s what the people expect, that if you get a red card against Everton it’s fine.
“It’s not, it’s absolutely not because we want to win the
Everton fans would love to trip up Liverpool in their title pursuit, like they did when they drew with them at Goodison in 2019.
“These games and the people who grew up knowing the depth of it all, I don’t know that, but I can play my part, which of course is to win,” he said.
“Every game you want to win, but never more so than this game.
“Yes, this is a super game. Outside of that, there’s more coming. It doesn’t solve everything to win this game because there’s a lot more out there.
“But of course, I’ve learnt very, very quickly the feeling Evertonians