High-stakes Mersey derby

GERARD HOULLIER has issued a defiant “let’s go for it” call to Liverpool as they brace themselves for a Merseyside showdown with Everton.

The Goodison Park clash on Easter Saturday will virtually determine who retains a chance of clinching a Champions League berth next season, in the most important derby battle for years.

And Liverpool find themselves considered the underdogs, going into the game one point and one place behind Everton, who have lost at home only once at home in the this Premiership all season.