Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off in the Premier League brings the first Merseyside derby of the season, with champions Liverpool looking to maintain their perfect start when hosting Everton at Anfield.
However, the Toffees have also made a strong start to the campaign and will make life difficult for their bitter rivals.
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All eyes will be on British record-signing Alexander Isak in his first Merseyside derby, especially after an underwhelming debut against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.Â
The Swede is clearly lacking match fitness, but he cost £120 million for a reason and could cause damage to an Everton defence which is weakened by the absence of Jarrad Branthwaite.Â
However, if he is not at his best, the door could be open for the Toffees to leave the home of the enemy with at least a point.
Each rival has won one of the last three derbies, with home advantage clearly playing a huge part in those results.
Under 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in six of the last seven Merseyside derbies but the pair’s first meeting last term produced four strikes.
