Which is another ridiculous decision, made the two cups a bit more worthless this year imo. If Tottenham get to the semi and final then they have a massive advantage too.
No need to rest anyone here, Klopp has done his rotation thing but we now have this game then nothing until the 14th so full strength team please Mr Klopp.
including coutinho If he's 50/50 really then play him and crock him. If he's really not injured then put him on bench.
If he's fit then he plays, if he's about to leave then fine but he's our player until he does. It's not like he's throwing himself into tackles anyway.
Liverpool and Everton meet on Friday night in the 230th Merseyside derby, with a place in the FA Cup fourth round at stake. The days when both clubs dominated English football are gone but that will not diminish the occasion at Anfield, or what a win will mean to both sets of fans. BBC Sport talks to players from both camps about what the derby was like down the years - and which of the factors they remember that might decide Friday's tie. By Mark Lawrenson, 356 appearances for Liverpool 1981-1988 "If we could not win the title or a trophy, then I can honestly say I wanted Everton to. "That was mostly because of what was happening in Liverpool at the time - in the aftermath of the Toxteth riots of 1981, Merseyside had basically been tossed aside by the government, which was outrageous. "So, when it came to the government and their policies, our view was along the lines of 'we will show you lot'. "That meant there was a togetherness in the city, and there was a different kind of rivalry between us than, say, Arsenal and Tottenham or Celtic and Rangers. "After we had drawn at Wembley in the 1984 League Cup in the first all-Merseyside final, we had a big team picture taken together on the pitch which you could not imagine other sides doing now, or even at the time. "We recognised we had the two best teams in the country in Liverpool and Everton and, as well as the football, the fans saw the bigger picture - which was great. "The other reason I had so much respect for them was that we knew their players so well too. A lot of the lads played together for their international teams, and we all lived near each other - either near Southport or on the Wirral. "They were quite small places so we would see each other all the time when we were out - including when Ronnie Whelan and I were at a night club in Ainsdale in 1987 just after Everton had won the league. "Their entire squad turned up with the trophy, and did the conga across the dancefloor. "We had to bite our lip a bit that night but generally when we mixed it was not a problem at all, apart from when Pat van den Hauwe signed for Everton in 1984. He was a better player than people gave him credit for but he did have a wild side to him. "I was out with Ronnie another night when Pat walked into the pub and came straight over to ask how we were doing. "We had a beer together and Pat was absolutely fine until I just remember him saying 'I am going to have him' and Ronnie and I didn't know what he was on about. "Pat said 'that bloke there - he keeps staring at me,' but, when we looked over, there was nothing happening. "We asked him 'what bloke?' but Pat kept on saying it and we thought it was probably a good time to sup up and leave. We did not arrange to meet up for another drink with him either." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42557039
By Kevin Ratcliffe, 493 appearances for Everton 1981-1988 "Lawro is too nice. He would have been a much, much better player if he had been nastier! "Liverpool are the last team I want to win anything. I wouldn't support them if they were playing against a team from Timbuktu. "The only reason I looked for their result when I was playing was to see if we had gained any points on them. "I know it sounds a bit stupid that I could hate them so much that I would never want them to win, yet still be friends with their players, but that was how it was in our day. "I roomed with Ian Rush for Wales so what could I do? Keep the rivalry going and not talk to him when we were international team-mates? No. "We would room with each other for a week, then kick lumps out of each other when we played each other on a Saturday. We both lived in north Wales and, when he was banned from driving, I used to give him a lift to and from training - although the rule was that he had to be ready when I was picking him up outside of Anfield, and it had to be outside the Shankly Gates. I would never go inside. "During that time I also gave him a lift home after he had scored four goals against Everton [at Goodison Park in November 1982]. "He had the match ball in the front seat with him - and he even asked me to get it signed for him too. I can't tell you what my reply was." By Barry Horne, 151 appearances for Everton 1992-96 "The parallels between Sam Allardyce's impact at Everton and what Joe Royle did when he arrived as Everton manager are obvious, really. "We were in proper relegation trouble when Joe replaced Mike Walker as manager in November 1994 - bottom of the table and with only one win from our first 14 league games. "If you ask Joe, he will tell you that when he walked into the club and worked with us, he was surprised by how good we were. "So Joe inherited a good squad of players that were massively under-performing - as did Sam. "The derby was Joe's first game in charge - he came in on the Thursday and we played Liverpool at Goodison Park on the Monday. "We won 2-0 and that was the game that really got our season up and running. We ended it by winning the FA Cup of course. "If it had just been another game against some mid-ranking opposition then that would have been great, but because it was Liverpool, it was extra special. The impact on the whole club could not have been bigger - I just remember the whole place was buzzing for days, and we kept that momentum going. "The derby did that for us but Friday's game won't be the launchpad for Everton because that has already happened under Sam. "Like Joe did with us, he has turned things around quickly through adding discipline and doing the basics well - especially defensively - and giving the players belief in a system that will bring them results. "Joe's team got given the Dogs of War label, and there was a reason for that, but we were never given credit for some of the football we were capable of. "We also had a fantastic derby record during my time at the club, even though we were not really competing with Liverpool in terms of our league position.
By Roy Evans, former Liverpool manager, spent 35 years at the club as player, coach and - from 1994 to 98 - manager "As a manager I would not really change much about my tactics for the derby. We always focused, more or less, on ourselves. "It was a matter of how we played, just as it was against everyone else. What we were good at was attacking, and I tried to win by doing that. "I did always try to make sure our players kept a cool head for these games, but the danger with telling people to calm down beforehand is that, if they put in a lacklustre performance, they can turn around and say 'well you told me to take it easy'. "These matches are only about one thing, though, and that is winning. And sometimes, when I was Liverpool manager, Everton beat us in a different way. "After one derby match I said something along the lines of 'School of Science? give me a break' because I would not say the football they played was brilliant. "You are allowed to play whatever way you like of course but, as a manager, you often speak straight after a game when you are bitter or you don't like the way the game has gone and those are the type of things you say. That part of the game has not changed." please log in to view this image
bid is only accepted. He can't be medicaled and registered. I think registration is friday for weeked type of thing.
£27m Cenk Tosun Set For Liverpool Derby After Everton Boss Confirms Record Transfer Deal Turkey international striker Cenk Tosun could make his Everton debut in the Merseyside derby tomorrow against Liverpool. Toffees boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed the transfer and revealed that the star striker could even play tomorrow if registered in time. Tosun will certainly be set for a baptism of fire if he makes his debut against Liverpool.
If he wants to do that fire away IMO. either the guy is messi like or he's in for a hiding to nothing by doing it. Maybe fat sham is looking for an excuse why they throw the game? I'm not sure they can register a guy and get a work permit like... its a bit harder than just throwing a fax at the fa.
KLOPP: NOTHING TO SAY ON COUTINHO Surprise, surprise Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is asked about the future of Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho. “All the things I could say would only create stories - you write the stories anyway. “So I have nothing to say, that is actually how it is. “It is a transfer window but that's all. I opened the door because I mentioned that it is a transfer window but there is nothing to say that would help me or the player or the club “That is the only thing I am interested in.”
