Premier League weekend: De Bruyne is still key for Man City, Eriksen's reunion and CR7 back for United

Ten things to look out for this weekend
Premier League weekend: De Bruyne is still key for Man City, Eriksen's reunion and CR7 back for United

SAVIOUR: Everton's Richarlison equalises late at home to Leicester

1) An unlikely double for Everton fans?

While their team was unconvincing and a little bit lucky in their midweek draw with Leicester and the win against Man Utd that preceded it, Everton fans will not care too much how their players perform, or how many goals go in, as long as they can keep hoovering up enough points to keep them ahead of Burnley in the table. On Sunday they make the short trip to Anfield and, given the respective recent performances of themselves and their hosts, it is difficult to envisage anything other than an emphatic Liverpool win. But this is a derby, albeit one where form only very occasionally goes out the proverbial window. While it seems impossible to make a case for Everton derailing Liverpool’s title hopes while taking a further step towards safety by snatching even a single point, far stranger things have happened. 

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