They travel to Blackpool on Wednesday in the league before hosting Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday.

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In the early kick off, Liverpool had led Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside derby before the home side hit back to salvage a draw.

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Sensing their first lost points since that Merseyside derby, Liverpool pressed for a winner and they were inches away when Suarez struck the bar with a 20-yard free-kick.

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They also face the pressure-cauldron environment of the Merseyside derby on Sunday, taking on an Everton side that have beaten Manchester City and Tottenham in their last four league games.

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The Clattenburg case came on the same afternoon as referee Andre Marriner earned the wrath of Everton manager David Moyes, who felt that Uruguay striker Luis Suarez should have been sent off for a bad tackle in Sunday's Merseyside derby against Liverpool, which ended 2-2 at Goodison Park.

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