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Friday the 19th of September. A little bit later than usual bringing Red Men Bytsers

and that's because Liverpool changed their pre-match press conference times to midday. And

Arna Slot actually explained why. So yet we'll start off today's news wrap up with that.

Slot said Liverpool playing Sunday into Wednesday into Saturday morning

usually they were trained obviously much early than they have done today or they're going to do today

he said it's basic air to recovery he literally said he wanted this place to sleep more

he wants to get out on a good lion so hopefully all the lads have a wonderful lying on

Friday morning and they're getting themselves ready fit and firing to face Everton in the Merseyside Derby on Saturday at 12.30. So yeah, that is the reason why Lippewel changed things around, the conscious of the recovery time, playing three games, three tough games in seven days as well. Obviously in the last two, they to go right to the wire where they're very, very late goals.

So maybe it's took it out a little bit, which is something to keep in mind ahead of the Derby. We'll see how the left-pil players are feeling. That's why today's show is a little bit later than usual. So apologies if you've been waiting for it. Speaking, we'll stick with Armstrongstack then, at the exeris press conference news is Honest Locke confirmed. He has a fully fit squad to choose from. He said all of them are fit and that I can choose between 21 players. The main news there, of course, is Curtis Jones is back. He's missed a couple of games now, Burnley and Atlatico, Madrid, due to injury. But now Curtis is back and available and ready for selection in the Derby. He got sent off in the last one. I don't think any of us minded too much that he went and stuck up for the supporters when to Cori started giving it the big in front of the good of the snowy end. So Curtis is back and available as well. So worst case is he'll be on the bench. It looks like he might get himself into start and 11 depending how much rotation slot he did say he's got a rough idea on his team

but like say three games in such a short space of time he is waiting to see how people recover

and how the bodies are feeling he was specifically asked around about alkan and isaq and slotted

that isaq felt his body more than ever after he did 60 minutes so we're going to see how he recovers before making the decision so yeah obviously lack of pre-season for Alexander Isach no decision's been major but he did the managing mid-week hour did really take out of Isha a little bit he was pretty much done in by the time he got taken off the pitch, which is completely understandable. Maybe Hinsa Hugo Echatke started on the weekend, which will be absolutely fine if he does. Yeah, but we'll, like I say, we'll find more of that in due course. I like City, yeah, 24 hours from now, pretty much the Derby will be kicking off. So we'll have all these answers by the time we get there tomorrow.

On speaking of team news, David Mews had his press conference as well.

Everton have a few more issues than Liverpool.

It's fair to say.

They might have a couple of players out.

So as it stands, there are doubts between two Everton defenders and whether they're going to be back in time for the game.

So Jared Brantthwaite and Vatali michelenko have both been injured for a few weeks now they've missed a few

games and david moisten asked about them said they're making progress and we'll see if they're

available he also said we've got another couple sorry we've got we've got a couple of other knocks cheese that was half for me to say we've got a couple of other knocks within the camp and we'll see how they all are he says we've got a group of players that we can give opportunities to even when so we don't quite know yet for sure David Moyes kind of keeping its cards coast to his chest in terms of Branthwaite and Mikelenko so yeah we'll see our d are again we'll find out tomorrow won't we but there two of everton starting back four have been out for a while everton have been using michael keene as they obviously the deputy centre half in terms of a full back james garn has been filling in on that left-hand side so yeah we'll find out. But Moise also mentions there's a couple of other potential issues there now ever in Abad

a much James Garnes been filling in on that left-hand side. So, yeah, we'll find out.

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