(Reuters) - Everton manager Sam Allardyce said that Saturday's Premier League clash against Liverpool had come at the right time for his team as they bid to end an eight-year winless run in all competitions in the Merseyside derby. Everton last beat their city rivals in 2010 but Allardyce is confident his team can succeed with Liverpool likely to make a number of changes ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City next week. If we had to play Liverpool in a derby match it's a good time to do that in between the two Champions League games," Allardyce told a news conference on Friday. "If Juergen changes the team it'll still be strong and fresh. Everton are ninth in the table with 40 points from 32 games while Liverpool are third with 66 points.

Source: The Star April 06, 2018 15:11 UTC