Moyes accepts that the toffee are “years behind” of the reds

David Moyes accepts that he will have been closing the gap between Everton and Liverpool for years, but his ambition is that the blues eventually end over their Stanley Park neighbors in the Premier League.

The toffees receive Liverpool in their reorganized clash tomorrow night for what will be the final meseyside derby in Goodison Park.

Moyes has caused a positive impression after returning to the club, with Everton winning its last three league games to open a nine -point gap between them and the descent zone.

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Everton is ‘chasing Liverpool’

Liverpool can extend its leadership at the top of the table to nine points with a victory and Moyes accepts that there is an abyss between the teams at this time.

“I think it’s a great football city, he has always had incredibly good players, of different generations,” he said. “I can’t fool myself, I have had my right part of the defeats. We are chasing Liverpool, and probably none more than now. It was always great to get a result.

“But I always return to my last two years, where we end up above Liverpool in the league twice. It took us for some years to prepare that and prepare. As you know, we have a few years before we are ready to compete with Liverpool again. “

Moyes has high ambitions

Everton ended up in front of his neighbors in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons before Moyes left for his unfortunate spell in Manchester United.

And he states that it is something they can do again.

“The gap between the two teams at this time has probably been as great as it has been for a long time,” he added. “So it is something that I have to close and start approaching the two clubs.

“At that time, the derbies were probably a bit more competitive. It was only in recent years that we began to end over them in the Premier League, it is something we are trying to do again. “

The Moyes record against Liverpool is unfortunate

Despite his bravery, Moyes has a terrible record against Liverpool, winning only six of his 42 games against the Reds through spells in Everton, Manchester United, Sunderland and West Ham.

“It has always been difficult,” he said. “Over the years, Liverpool has always been hard opponents.

“Of course we want to win. But we are going to put it in perspective. The most important thing is that we have points to stay in the Premier League. It is a great game. Hopefully players are ready. “

Everton could have the vitalii return of the left Mykolenko with the Ukraine International that returned to the training.

And the new signing Carlos Alcaraz could make his first beginning after impressing the bank in the defeat of the FA Cup against Bournemouth on the weekend.