Everton captain Neville: Donovan warned of derby pace

Everton captain Phil Neville admits he's warned Landon Donovan to expect a step up in pace for the derby against Liverpool.

Neville has been passing on his experiences of one of the biggest fixtures in the footballing calendar during training to those who will be making their derby debut.

"The speed of the game will be quicker than they have ever played in, that is something I said to Landon Donovan this morning," revealed Neville on evertonTV.

"I think he is aware of it as it is a game he used to watch on television in America, so he knows the kind of passion that is involved in this game."