Historic Merseyside Derby will be one city pubs will never forget

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With thousands of fans gearing up for kickoff, this will be the first derby staged at Hill Dickinson Stadium since the club's new home opened its doors.The match is expected to be one of the busiest days the area has ever seen, not because of sheer numbers, but because of energy and atmosphere. Every time a match has taken place at Hill Dickinson, the team have lapped up the atmosphere and made the most of the busy schedule.With Liverpool FC fans ready to descend on the area for the Reds taking on the Blues on home terf, the Bramley Moore is anticipating one of the busiest and greatest days so far since the stadium opened.The Bramley Moore Hotel's bar lady Lauren Slaughter told the ECHO: "We're very excited.

There's been a lot of interest in the pub from fans coming into the area so it's been good."The pub boasts a number of "matchday girls" who are ready to delivery great service and laughs with fans from open until close. There's a lot of music and singing so you get to enjoy the shift more on match days.

Denbigh Castle is wall-to-wall Everton fans even on the quietest match days and the past weekend was no different.The loyal Blue pub is the place to be for match days but staff said there was a noticeable influx for the first competitive game regardless. Ahead of today's derby, manager Stuart Riley told the ECHO he's expecting "a very long day" as the Reds and Blues kick off for the first time at the new stadium.He added: "We're opening at 9am - as early as we can - as we're expecting it to be very busy.