Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he has a lot of respect for Everton's Sean Dyche ahead of today's derby.
The Reds host Everton in today's early kickoff.
Klopp wrote in his match programme notes: I think I am right in saying that this will be Sean Dyche's second derby as Everton manager, and I would like to extend this welcome to him and his staff.
This is a day when Sean will be in the blue corner, and I will be in the red corner, but there will also be respect the kind of respect that comes from a proper rivalry and knowledge of the challenge that we will both face.
What Sean has done in his time at Everton is clear. Not only has his work helped the team to stay up, he is continuing to provide stability while at the same time imposing an identity which has seen Everton's form improve in recent weeks. The wins over Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Brentford are testament to this so we should expect Everton to arrive with confidence and with their usual desire to give Liverpool a knock.
For us, it is about getting back to winning ways. It seems a long time ago now because of the break for internationals, but from a results perspective our last two fixtures away to Tottenham and Brighton were disappointing because we took just one point when I think anyone who was watching would feel that we deserved more."