As part of Jurgen Klopp’s programme notes on Saturday, he will pay tribute to one of Sean Dyche’s backroom staff at Everton. Physical performance coach Jack Dowling, a 30-year-old lifelong Evertonian, will run 26 marathons in 26 days to fundraise for his brother, a passionate Liverpool fan with cancer.
The Merseyside derby is a bitter rivalry but this city’s two clubs remain united like few others.
Everton always mark the Hillsborough disaster anniversary with poignancy, and Liverpool visited Bramley-Moore Dock when construction worker Michael Jones died at the Toffees’ new stadium.