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Everton skipper Neville: Derby tackles sure to fly today

Everton skipper Phil Neville admits it could all kickoff today against Liverpool.

Neville says the idea of staying calm could quickly be ignored.

"You sometimes get these messages on the dressing-room wall and one of them is, 'The most important thing today is to keep 11 men on the field'," said Neville.

"You think to yourself, what a stupid thing that is to say. But it is true. Discipline is key. I've been sent off twice in derby games so I've suffered that. It's funny how you go over that white line and the message on the wall just vanishes!

"You can drum things into players all you want, but when something happens on the pitch, it's like the blue touchpaper being lit, you just get carried along by all the emotions and it's win at all costs.

"I can't have any complaints about my red cards against Liverpool. The first was for two stupid tackles, the second I made a great save on the line from Lucas!"

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