After disappointing losses to Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers, Lewtas and his staff were encouraged by the overall performance against Tottenham Hotspur in their last game of 2020 as they were unfortunate to lose 4-3.
Indeed, moments before Spurs scored a stoppage-time winner the Reds squandered a chance to clinch victory themselves from a set-piece.
Lewtas believes lessons can be learned from that defeat and he is hoping his youthful team can rise to the occasion in the mini-derby at Southport FC.
Sixth-placed Liverpool are just a point ahead of the Blues in Premier League 2, so there is plenty to play for when the rivals meet this evening.