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'I know they will support ME!': Carlo Ancelotti insists Everton fans want him to lead Real Madrid to Champions League glory against Liverpool, despite his abrupt exit from Goodison Park to return to the Bernabeu last summer

Carlo Ancelotti is certain that Everton fans will be supporting his Real Madrid side when they take on Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday.

The Italian spent 18 months at Goodison Park before returning to Spain for his second spell at the Bernabeu last summer.

He maintains that he looks back on his time at Everton fondly, and is confident their supporters will be backing him to beat Liverpool to European football's biggest prize.

Carlo Ancelotti managed Everton for an 18-month period before leaving the club last June
He is now at Real Madrid and has led them to a Champions League final against Liverpool

'I know that the Evertonians support us tomorrow for sure,' Ancelotti said at his pre-match press conference in Paris.