I let my heart rule my head but Liverpool know how to really beat Everton

Liverpool know the key to derby success

The Merseyside derby is upon this week but for Liverpool, they have to view it as just another game.

With Jurgen Klopp's side basically needing to win all their remaining five to have a chance of winning the Premier League, taking their eye off the prize now could be fatal, so the derby is simply another day at the office.

You don't get four points for it anyway, do you? And, look, of course Everton will see it as a chance to aid their own fight against relegation - and dent title hopes for Liverpool - but you have to expect that in this fixture.

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We all know Liverpool have the superior quality and if they can match Everton's desire and hunger to win the game then they should win. But if they play like they did against Crystal Palace then they could come unstuck. If there is a more measured, calm level of finishing like Fulham they should have too much.

The mindset shouldn't change just because it is a derby and they shouldn't get panicky like they did at Manchester United just because of who it is they are playing. They are both the biggest rivals and have been for donkeys' years but it is all about keeping your composure now.

I played on derbies and look, I let my heart rule my head at times and was found chasing the ball like a headless chicken, trying to get stuck and into battles with centre-halves, but that is the way it was.

What I would say though is Liverpool have to win their personal battles. Against Atalanta the players didn't do enough of that and they were