Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has backed his team to beat Liverpool in the forthcoming Merseyside derby.
The Toffees have a notoriously poor record against their local rivals, having lost 5-2 at Anfield in December, while the Reds stand on the cusp of winning a first title in the Premier League era, requiring only six points from their remaining nine fixtures.
Play, however, has been halted in England for over three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but is slated to restart in mid-June.
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Everton’s first match back will be against the Reds, and while it is one in which few are giving Carlo Ancelotti’s men a chance, Pickford said that he and his team-mates are more than capable of upsetting the odds and an opponent that has dropped only five points so far this season.