Tim Howard believes Everton player's have the more experience of Merseyside derbies than their Liverpool counterparts and this could work in their favour this weekend. The United States international will play in his 13th match against their nearest of neighbours on Saturday at Goodison Park.
"If you play passionately for a long period of time you start to become part of the fabric of the club just like the fans are and the way the homegrown players are," Howard told evertontv.
"It's not easy to do that and maybe we're not even there yet but you start to feel it little by little.
"Everyone wants to know when the Liverpool game is, how quickly it comes in the season and whether it is at Anfield or at home.
"We're up for it and it'll be a good one."
