Liverpool boss Arne Slot on the atmosphere at the Merseyside Derby with Everton and what he expects from the game against the in form Toffees
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
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00:00What are you expecting then from this Merseyside derby,
00:03compared to your first experience of a Merseyside derby?
00:06I expect the same, but with one difference,
00:09that every time the Everton players do something well,
00:14they don't get the cheers and the reactions from 50,000 people,
00:20I don't know how many can go in in Cootis and Park.
00:24But our players will get that reaction after every tackle they make,
00:28after every pass they do, and that is a different emotion.
00:33But football-wise I expect the same,
00:36because this is what Everton have done in the last nine games now,
00:41or the last ten games when David Moyes is in charge.
00:45They didn't lose one football game in the last nine Premier League games,
00:50so it would be a surprise if they are going to do something different.
00:53And we are top of the league,
00:55so it would be strange if we are going to change something as well.
00:59That last meeting obviously got a bit heated towards the end,
01:03have you given any thought into avoiding getting dragged into anything like that again?
01:09Yeah, I'm hoping I will act differently next time, but I can't promise.
01:13But what I'm also sure about is that I would be so, so, so surprised
01:19if I ever will experience eight minutes of so many controversial decisions
01:24in our disadvantage again.
01:28So, yes, even if it happens, I hope I act differently, but I can't promise.
01:35But I don't think I'm going to experience that again.
01:41But you never know, football is unpredictable.