Marco Silva believes Everton can take confidence from their display at Cardiff City in midweek and head into Sunday's Merseyside derby in good heart.
The Toffees lost 1-0 at Anfield in December but appeared to be heading for a point until Jordan Pickford's last-gasp howler.
Silva thought his team were as good as Liverpool on that occasion and believes Everton can match the Premier League leaders at Goodison Park.
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored twice against Cardiff before Dominic Calvert-Lewin added a late effort in the 3-0 win. Sigurdsson is 15/4 to score at any time against the Reds while Everton are available at 5/1 to win the derby encounter.
Silva said: "We have to be ourselves and to believe in ourselves. We have to be really competitive, keep focused every time and try to play better than them. It is our goal for the match.
"I didn't see a big difference [between the teams] when I managed in my first Merseyside derby in December. In that match, we deserved something more.
"If we can perform like we did then, it will be very good, because with that type of performance we will be close to winning the match. We have to show our personality and character as a team."
Leighton Baines will miss Sunday's clash due to a back injury but Yerry Mina is fit after recovering from a foot injury.
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Marco Silva believes Everton can take confidence from their display at Cardiff City in midweek and head into Sunday's Merseyside derby in good heart.
The Toffees lost 1-0 at Anfield in December but appeared to be heading for a point until Jordan Pickford's last-gasp howler.
Silva thought his team were as good as Liverpool on that occasion and believes Everton can match the Premier League leaders at Goodison Park.
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored twice against Cardiff before Dominic Calvert-Lewin added a late effort in the 3-0 win. Sigurdsson is 15/4 to score at any time against the Reds while Everton are available at 5/1 to win the derby encounter.
Silva said: "We have to be ourselves and to believe in ourselves. We have to be really competitive, keep focused every time and try to play better than them. It is our goal for the match.
"I didn't see a big difference [between the teams] when I managed in my first Merseyside derby in December. In that match, we deserved something more.
"If we can perform like we did then, it will be very good, because with that type of performance we will be close to winning the match. We have to show our personality and character as a team."
Leighton Baines will miss Sunday's clash due to a back injury but Yerry Mina is fit after recovering from a foot injury.
Source: bet365.com