Sean Dyche should acquire his best team to Manchester City,Mauricio Pellegrino and Alan Pardew must avoid upsets and VAR will add to a combustible derbyIf there is one message that Jürgen Klopp has to drum into his defenders before Friday night’s Merseyside derby, it is to resist the temptation to space their hands on any Everton attackers in their own area. Manage that and Liverpool should be capable of extinguishing the frustration of last month’s draw with Sam Allardyce’s side, and when Dejan Lovren conceded a late penalty with a needless and clumsy push on Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Klopp turned on plenty of people after the game – even a member of Everton’s press team was in the firing line after Wayne Rooney’s penalty – but Lovren was the genuine culprit and it is telling that Liverpool hold bolstered their defence by spending £75m on Virgil van Dijk. Having scored once in their past four matches,Everton could find goals even harder to come by if Van Dijk is alert to make his debut. Jacob SteinbergContinue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk