Former Everton midfielder Ian Snodin has said that the club can still beat Liverpool despite losing Steven Pienaar.
The South African midfielder was unlucky to get shown a second yellow car with replays showing it was a harsh decision from referee, Jon Moss.
Losing Pienaar for the Merseyside derby is a massive blow to the club and could well decide the clash on Sunday.
Snodin admits that as soon as referee John Moss showed the red card, his thoughts immediately turned to the big derby.
“It’s a massive blow ahead of the Liverpool game to be without a player like Steven,” Snodin told the Liverpool Echo.
“We can’t afford to feel sorry for ourselves or fall into the mindset of making excuses already, there is time to plan for the game without him and pretty quickly after I got over my frustration on Sunday I realised I still believe Everton can beat Liverpool.
“We have got the players who can come in and provide the bite and controlled aggression you need to win the key battles in a derby.”
Heading into Sunday’s Premier League tie, Everton are 12 places above their rivals, and are hoping to continue to build on the gap between the two sides.
“When it comes to winning on Sunday it will be about blood and thunder – who is prepared to put their body on the line, and hopefully we’ll have Marouane Fellaini for the game because he was a big loss in West London,” Snodin added.
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