Merseyside Derby Quotes

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Sadio Mane is an excellent player. Before I came to Liverpool, I saw him on TV, and I liked him a lot.

This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

As soon as Liverpool declared their interest in signing me, it was a simple decision to make. A club with Liverpool's history wants you? Come on, you just pack your bags and go. It will be an honour to wear the famous red shirt.

I'm not going to another club to hurt Liverpool.

Liverpool is a club that needs no introduction. I was impatient to play at Anfield, I wanted to feel the atmosphere.

In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.

I hold the record now with Dixie Dean for being the only Everton player to score three Merseyside derby goals at Anfield. I still hope to better it. Things like that, the fans never forget.

My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.

Everton fans don't just come to watch the football. They are there for Everton, the club. They really believe in the history of the club.

As soon as I knew Liverpool were interested in me, I knew I wanted to come here. It was everything about the club, the history and these players.

I moved to Liverpool in 2012, and they were really ambitious, bringing in top players. In 2013, we beat Arsenal - who seemed invincible - 4-0. It was the shock of the century.

Liverpool is a massive club and has obviously been very successful over the years.

Merseyside derbies usually last 90 minutes and I'm sure today's won't be any different.

I used to hate Ian Rush when I was young, because I was a devout Evertonian in those days, and he seemed to score every time Liverpool played against us. It's strange to think he used to support Everton too when he was a kid. He was brilliant to me at Anfield always giving me good advice.

I don't think I'll ever be another Steven Gerrard, to be honest!

No amount of money could make me play for Liverpool, that isn't disrespect to Liverpool or their fans, it's respect for Everton

The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.

I'd been at Everton for more than 11 years. We'd qualified for the Champions League, got to an FA Cup final. I'd been voted manager of the season three times.

I think Jurgen Klopp is doing a great job at Liveprool. The style of play is the opposite of Guardiola.

There are two things that really get under Gary Neville's skin: scousers and policemen.

I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family are Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool. And that hasn't changed.

Liverpool is one of the great institutions of the world, and you understand that when you see it from the outside, but you only really get to know when you go inside as manager.

I was lucky in that I played in a Liverpool team alongside the likes of Raheem Sterling, Jon Flanagan, Andre Wisdom and Suso and you knew that these players were special.

It disturbs me that Liverpool are not in the Champions League and fighting for the Premier League.