Source: TheGuardian
Liverpool celebrated Anfield derby win like World Cup final, says Marco Silva
• Everton manager responds to comment from Jürgen Klopp• ‘It’s a special game for both,’ Silva says before Sunday’s meetingMarco Silva has claimed Jürgen Klopp celebrated Liverpool’s dramatic derby win in December like it was a World Cup final as he responded to his rival’s barb about the importance of Sunday’s fixture to Everton.The Liverpool manager accepted a misconduct charge by the Football Association for sprinting on to the pitch to celebrate Divock Origi’s 96th-minute winner at Anfield. Last weekend, when looking ahead to the 200th league meeting between the Merseyside rivals, Klopp said: “We all know for them it’s like a World Cup final.” That prompted a wry smile from the Everton manager, who was keen to remind his Anfield counterpart of behaviour that underlined the significance of the derby for Liverpool too. Related: When Everton defied their form and rattled champions-elect Liverpool Continue reading......read full article
