Everton manager David Moyes says Liverpool’s run of late goals this season is no surprise as ‘the better sides wear you down.’
Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage-time header in midweek gave Liverpool a win over Atletico Madrid, and Arne Slot’s side have scored late winners in their last five matches.
Moyes, who takes his side to Anfield on Saturday for the Merseyside derby, knows his side are up against it but is relishing the challenge.
“The better sides tend to sort of wear you down a little bit and concentration changes,” he said.
“In the main we’ve shown resilience in defence so we’ll be looking to maintain that.
“We are all aware [of their late goals], it was the same with [Sir Alex] Fergie, he used to be getting Fergie time and in the referee’s ear saying they need to get more extra time and getting late goals because his team kept preparing themselves to score and I see that as the same with Liverpool.
“I think I’d been lying if I said yes, I enjoyed the derby. It’s a lot easier if you are with the team that has the strongest squad and I think we are up against it.
“We have to go there and fight for everything we can and be competitive and make sure that we play where we’ve showed signs of improving and make sure we show that in the game.”
