Liverpool at home against Everton – foregone conclusion?
Jurgen Klopp’s men are saying all the right things about how Saturday’s game will be a tough encounter, and how they’ll need to be at their best to beat Ronald Koeman’s charges, but it seems plenty of Liverpool supporters out there didn’t get the memo and are doing their level best to tempt fate ahead of the weekend’s Merseyside derby.
In fairness you can’t blame them, as the Toffees have an awful recent record at Anfield. Jamie Carragher said ahead of the game that Everton players seem to have an inferiority complex they’ll need to shake off if they’re to get any joy in front of the Liverpool faithful, but that’s easier said than done when you haven’t won there since 1999.
Those barren 18 years certainly aren’t lost on the red half of Merseyside, who have made light of the fact and mocked Everton’s awful run of results at their ground. A lot of the jokes concern the fact that Ben Woodburn, who is expected to play for the home side, wasn’t even born the last time Liverpool succumbed to their city rivals on their own patch.
Justified confidence or fateful pride? We’ll find out soon enough…
Last time Everton won at #Anfield: September 1999. Francis Jeffers, Steven Gerrard and Sander Westerveld were all sent off. #LFC
— The30Duke (@DukeLFC) March 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/Neverfjord/status/847409996681707521
Ben Woodburn wasn't even born the last time Everton won at Anfield 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/lIQYM1zl6g
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) March 28, 2017
Ben Woodburn the last time Everton won at Anfield #lfc 😂 pic.twitter.com/IN30uQmK5D
— ▪️ (@Jake_Swift) March 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/mainstandred/status/846340764229652484
https://twitter.com/its_jay9/status/846805274178588672
Can't wait for our redmen to smash Everton on Saturday 🔴🔴 #LFC #MerseysideDerby
— Deutsche Michael Jordan (@WeeJoe_Allen) March 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/_JackH_/status/847372739211952129
"4-3-3: If Klopp picks this Liverpool XI, EVERTON WILL HAVE NO CHANCE THIS WEEKEND…": https://t.co/R75q18opyz
— george diamataris (@90min_plus3) March 29, 2017
In fairness to them, not all Liverpool fans are taking things for granted…
Call me paranoid but, anyone else concerned that all these “last time Everton win at Anfield” tweets are setting ourselves up for something?
— LFC Chat (@LFCChat) March 29, 2017
People putting stats up about last time Everton won at Anfield! Really? Stats are there to be broken boys! Gonna be tough this Saturday
— marz #FPL (@marz05) March 27, 2017
