David Moyes is confident he can end his near 20-year Anfield hoodoo when West Ham visit Liverpool this weekend.
Not once in 17 attempts since first crossing Stanley Park to Anfield as Everton manager has the Scot left the famous stadium with a victory.
However, despite recent inconsistencies, the Hammers boss is confident he has got as good a chance as ever when his side, who beat Liverpool in the reverse fixture earlier this season, travel north.
"I see it as a hugely difficult game but I also see it as one of these times I’m going to go to Anfield and win," said Moyes.
"And I’m going to give it a really good chance that it could be this time.
"The one thing I have always found, when you go to play Liverpool Football Club, they have incredible support. I’ve always found a passionate team, I’ve come up against some brilliant Liverpool teams, with some brilliant players and quite often I’ve been one of the managers of one of the clubs with quite a big rivalry against them.
"We’re prepared, we’re ready for the game against them. I’ve been in that situation quite a lot.
"I’ve also got to say that I have finished above them twice when I was manager of Everton in my last two years. Maybe I didn’t win there but I was able to finish above them."
West Ham may not be able to finish above Jurgen Klopp’s side this season, but a Premier League double over the title chasers would be quite the scalp.
If they are to manage that, Jarrod Bowen is likely to be key. The forward has endured a couple of quiet games - against Wolves and Southampton - following a blistering run of form.
Liverpool, who have tracked the former Hull City man, are aware of the threat and Klopp hailed Bowen as an "unbelievable player" on Friday. Moyes had no issue with the praise from the German for a player Liverpool have been linked with and says Bowen must rise to the pressure of being identified as a real threat if he is to keep progressing.
"I think that what comes from scoring more goals is more attention from from the media, and also more attention from defenders and different people we’re going to look at you and play you differently," said Moyes.
"And you hear Jurgen Klopp compliment Jarrod very highly so that gives you an idea that they will be thinking about him and how they want to deal with him.
"So when you get into that situation as a player, then you have to be able to step up with it as well. You have to join in, you have to show that I can find other ways of you know, being competitive in the game to get yourself a chance to get a goal and to make chances for other players.
"So I think it’s a challenge but I think Jarrod’s growing sort of year on year at the moment. But again, he’s got to keep progressing. He’s got to keep going again if he wants to get to that level."
