Rodgers hoping derby win can spark revival

Brendan Rodgers hopes today’s Merseyside derby can provide the same injection of pace into Liverpool’s season as last year’s Anfield clash with Everton.

The 4-0 victory over their neighbours in January was the start of a run that brought Liverpool 37 points from a possible 39 and rocketed them to the top of the Premier League table.

They would almost certainly have ended their long wait for a league title but for a defeat by Chelsea that ended the sequence.