Liverpool manager Arne Slot on why his side have found it so hard to win at Everton - both teams have 41 victories a piece in Goodison Park Merseyside derbies, with 37 draws:

"It definitely tells you how difficult it is for both sides to win. When David Moyes took over in 2002, they were fighting relegation and he made it a club that competing for top four. So he has done incredibly well.

"But the last few seasons, they were not competing for the top four anymore and a team like Liverpool would normally get more points against teams around Everton than the ones over here.

"So that tells you how difficult the away leg for Liverpool is when they play Everton away. That we all know and I have been working in football long enough to know derbies are always more difficult than facing a team who are around the same position as Everton in the table - that is clear as fans bring the best out of players

"I have experienced this already a few times at Anfield, and many times at my former club [Feyenoord], but I hope I don't experience it tomorrow! But I think the fans will bring the best out of the Everton players tomorrow again."