Liverpool FC seek hopes of returning to much-needed winning ways in domestic football and arch-rivals Everton’s trip to Anfield presents Jurgen Klopp and Co. with a perfect opportunity of defying their Merseyside foes and move up the top-flight ladder.
Klopp’s men were involved in a well-deserved victory over RB Leipzig in the Last-16 of the UEFA Champions League earlier this week and the Merseysiders looked steady on all fronts when facing their German opponents.
When taking Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton outfit come Saturday at Anfield, Liverpool FC harbor hopes of notching up a win on the back of what has been three defeats on the trot for the defending champions of England.
It is certainly now or never for the Reds to put in hard-earned showings week in and week out and as the battle for the top-four finish begins to heat up heading into March, Klopp knows failure to secure all three points from the Merseyside derby affair could cause further dents into an already sunken Liverpool FC armor.
WHEN & WHERE?
𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙪𝙥: The Merseyside Derby 🤩#LIVEVE | #LFC pic.twitter.com/J6Lg2zqqSe
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 18, 2021
Date: Saturday 20 November
Time: 5 PM GMT
Venue: Anfield
TEAM NEWS
It remains to be seen whether Jurgen Klopp would look to include the pairing of Diogo Jota and Naby Keita back into first-team football after both players spent considerable time on the sidelines owing to injuries.
Jota and Keita both staged return to training but Klopp had voiced words of caution for rushing them back into action for the Merseysiders.
Fabinho missed out on the RB Leipzig clash and the Brazillian international is once again expected to be on the sidelines watching his teammates when Everton come calling on the Premier League holders.
