Having endured a nightmare 2023 on the road, Jurgen Klopp should theoretically be welcoming a home visit from a relegation-threatened side on Monday night.
But when the identity of his next opponents is an Everton team with a new manager and a spring in their step from beating the league leaders last week, the Merseyside derby may in fact hold more jeopardy than opportunity for Liverpool right now.
It would be entirely in-keeping with a miserable campaign for the Reds, particularly since the turn of the year, for the Blues to secure their first win in front of supporters at Anfield for nearly a quarter of a century on Monday evening.
