Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool to follow the Everton blueprint

Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool to follow the Everton blueprint to beat Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.

Marouane Fellaini heads home the winner for Everton against Man Utd

United's last visit to Merseyside, on August 20, ended in a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park. And Sir Alex Ferguson's side struggled to cope with Everton's high-tempo performance, urged on by a raucous home crowd.

Gerrard wants Liverpool to earn a first Premier League win of the season by following that template, on what will be an emotionally-charged afternoon.

Liverpool's managing director Ian Ayre has expressed his gratitude to city neighbours Everton

Liverpool's managing director Ian Ayre has expressed his gratitude to city neighbours Everton for their tributes to those who died in the Hillsborough disaster before Monday night's Premier League game against Newcastle.

A Goodison Park scoreboard tribute to the 96 Hillsborough victims

Everton made a series of gestures at Goodison Park in memory of the 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

Last week, the Hillsborough Independent Panel published a report that made it clear Liverpool fans had been in no way to blame for the tragedy and exposed a huge police cover-up.

Everton were led out by two mascots, one wearing a blue Everton shirt with a number nine on the back, the other a Liverpool top bearing the number six. They stood side by side to display the number 96, and Everton's ball boys also wore tracksuits with the number 96 on the back.