“We know it’s big shoes to fill, but we already made Anfield our training pitch so we’re looking forward to it.” That tongue-in-cheek remark was made by the Everton Women manager, Brian Sorensen, when addressing the Everton men’s fans last season after it emerged that Goodison Park was to become his team’s new home ground.
It was clearly just a joke, but the message was clear. Everton’s women have played five Merseyside derbies at Anfield and have won them all without conceding a goal. Three have come during Sorensen’s tenure and his side begin the new season there on Sunday.
