Jamie Carragher suggests Everton may try something completely different against 'vulnerable' Liverpool tomorrow

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Liverpool are set to take on Everton in the first Merseyside derby of the season on Saturday.

The past few years have seen the two Merseyside clubs battle it out, with the Toffees managing to make a good name for themselves despite only winning one out of the last five derbies.

Of course, Arne Slot’s men have overshadowed their arch-rivals for some time now, but with the form that the Toffees have been in this season, Everton could be one of Liverpool’s biggest tests of the season.

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However, since they only played against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, Liverpool’s first-team squad could be rather fatigued ahead of the clash.

One thing that Liverpool have had over Everton is the number of trophies they’ve won over the last few years.

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However, that hasn’t stopped Jamie Carragher from worrying that Liverpool could be “vulnerable” against Everton on Saturday.

“The balance of power is in Liverpool’s favour now, but many Everton supporters will say they would rather take a risk by ‘having a go’ at Anfield with attacking weapons like Jack Grealish and Illian Ndiaye, rather than sitting back, trying to win on the counter-attack and suffering a familiar fate,” he wrote for the Daily Telegraph.

“Liverpool had a tiring European match in midweek and a 12.30pm Saturday kick-off can make them more vulnerable.

“Too many recent Anfield derbies have followed the same pattern, with Everton trying to defend for 90 minutes in the hope of earning a draw, or snatching victory from a set-piece.

He will also be wary of it.”

Liverpool may have won all four of their Premier League games so far, but playing Everton is a different kettle of fish entirely.

Of course, the likes of Newcastle and Arsenal have been difficult challenges for the Reds this term, but due to the amount of build-up the Merseyside derby gets, a lot is riding on Saturday’s game.