Everton FC's Phil Neville looking forward adding to Red woes in Mersey derby

08 October 2010 07:00
Phil Neville 300[LNB]* FOLLOW us on Twitter for all the latest Blues news here[LNB]PHlL Neville admits Everton are relishing Liverpool's struggles and is determined to pile on the pain in next week's Merseyside derby.[LNB]The Blues skipper believes they can take advantage of their rivals' low morale.[LNB]And he insists that Liverpool's players should not use the takeover chaos surrounding the club as any excuse for their lowly position.[LNB] Neville said: 'It's going to be a massive game. I think you relish the fact that they are below you.[LNB]'I don't think it has ever happened since I have been on Merseyside that Liverpool have been below us so it's something that you would like to happen more often.[LNB]'Everton fans have been looking up to them for a long, long time and it's about time we started putting pressure on them and finishing above them.[LNB]'This season gives us a great chance of that. Both teams are at the wrong end of the table and that's probably unprecedented for both the blue half and the red half of Merseyside to have the two teams in the bottom four.'[LNB]The takeover of Liverpool is unlikely to have been concluded by the time of the derby - current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are going to the High Court to try to block New England Sports Ventures' attempt to buy the club - but Neville said the Reds players should not blame their woes on the pitch on what is happening off it.

Source: Liverpool_Echo