Robbie Savage has made Everton 'slight favourites' to beat Liverpool in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Monday night.
Everton come into the game off the back of a 1-0 home win over Premier League leaders Arsenal last Saturday lunchtime while Liverpool were heavily beaten 3-0 at Wolves just a couple of hours later.
Although the Blues remain in the bottom three, they have boosted their confidence thanks to the arrival of Sean Dyche, whereas the Reds, who are 10th, are in desperate need of a lift after a winless league start to 2023.
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Savage, writing in his column for the Daily Mirror claims Jurgen Klopp's side will need to "run their socks off" to earn a positive result over their Merseyside rivals.
“At the moment Liverpool are in such a state of transition that I would make bitter rivals Everton slight favourites to win the Merseyside derby on Monday night, even though it’s at Anfield," said Savage.
“If Sean Dyche can extract as much energy and intensity as they showed in their 1-0 win against Arsenal in the first game as Everton manager, Liverpool will have to run their socks off to put one over the neighbours across Stanley Park.”
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