Former Chelsea, Scotland and Hearts midfielder Pat Nevin believes that Liverpool are far from certain to finish above rivals Everton this season.
Nevin explains that he changed his mind after the underwhelming away win for Arne Slot’s men at Nottingham Forest the weekend, where they needed a last minute winner from Alexis Mac Allister in a lacklustre display.
With Everton set to entertain Manchester United tonight, David Moyes’ side knows a win would really put the pressure on.
‘Strange’ Liverpool form has left the door ajar for Everton
Speaking to BestBettingSites, Nevin said when asked if Everton could finish above Liverpool:
“If you’d asked me that question three days ago, I would have said not really. Liverpool were coming back into it and looking more like themselves again.
“I was at Nottingham Forest v Liverpool at the weekend and Liverpool were very poor in that first half. I was walking back to where I’d parked at the station in Nottingham and I was walking along with a couple of Liverpool fans. This isn’t me as a former Evertonian saying Liverpool were terrible. Even the manager said it. The fans said it. It was very strange.
“Considering Liverpool were going into that game fighting for a top-five place alongside United and Chelsea, I was quite stunned that they weren’t really at it. So Liverpool have weaknesses at the moment and they have not got the depth of squad. Nowhere near it.”
Not impossible for Everton to finish above Liverpool
The BBC pundit and former Scotland international rounded off answering the question by explaining that it was unlikely Everton would finish above Liverpool for the first time in thirteen years, it isn’t impossible.
“Does that mean Everton are going to overtake them? Probably not. But it’s not beyond the bounds of possibility. Had they lost at Nottingham and had Everton managed to get a win tonight, the question would have been absolutely reasonable.
“There was that late winner by Alexis Mac Allister and, as we speak, we don’t know the score tonight. It’s a long shot, but it’s not impossible,” Nevin concluded.
Everton take on Manchester United in the Premier League tonight.