Merseyside Derby: Five things to watch for

“I would say the most hard to replace, which is slightly different, is Sadio Mane because they don’t have anything like him”.

“As a player of Ajax and Feyenoord Rotterdam, I have also been on both sides in the Dutch classic”.

Liverpool are set to take on Everton at Goodison Park on Monday, knowing that anything apart from a win will be a poor result as they are looking to keep up the pace with their fellow title contenders.

The Christmas period is always one of the most important stints of the campaign and Everton started famously by snapping the Gunners’ 14-game unbeaten streak when Ashley Williams scored an 86th-minute victor on Tuesday. But Everton’s last win in the Merseyside derby came way back in the year 2010.

Shoot! It is the Merseyside derby and there should be plenty of action in this game.

Gini Wijnaldum was a big money summer signing for Liverpool, but his solid performances for us have gone mostly under the radar.

“The record is not good”. “Of course always in these kind of derbies you have an emotional part you need to control”. Their win against Arsenal ended a five game losing streak and if the beat Liverpool their fans would be in heaven. But the buzz is yet to get over as we have a big match still to be played in this round of the premier league. Scoring 6 times and conceding 12.

Merseyside derbies are notoriously feisty affairs with 27 red cards dished out in the history of the fixture and Origi reckons the Reds will ready.

When asked about what the last few matches have shown him and the rest of the team (after coming away from their two matches before Boro with just a point), Klopp remained practical.

Emre Can could return to the midfield after a two-game absence with a minor knee problem.

“But it’s good to be back and hopefully it continues”.

Everton scored at least one goal in each home match this season and earned 70% of their points at home and they hope to stay undefeated at home after this match. “Sometimes people see you as skinny and then they think, ‘Oh, he is not a strong player'”.

“Yesterday night I watched the movie “Creed”, that was my first impression of Goodison Park!”