David Moyes plays Mohamed Salah mind games ahead of Everton vs Liverpool

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Everton will be looking to contain Liverpool once again on Wednesday night when they make the short trip to Anfield.

The last meeting between the two marked the final Merseyside Derby to be played out at Goodison Park.

David Moyes saw James Tarkowski keep the club’s unbeaten run in the Premier League rolling with a stunning ending to the game.

Even the opposition manager Arne Slot praised Everton for keeping his side quiet throughout the game at Goodison.

This is still the side that looks set to lift the Premier League trophy at the end of the term, and they have some real dangers in their attack that could cause Everton some problems.

One of them being Mohamed Salah who is stuck amid an ongoing contract saga with his future on Merseyside in the balance.

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Everton manager David Moyes shares Mohamed Salah contract dig

The mind games between these two sides has rumbled on since their meeting back in February.

Virgil van Dijk slammed Everton after the draw suggesting the Merseyside Derby was their cup final.

Unfortunately for the Dutch defender, Liverpool lost their cup final against Newcastle United and Moyes has taken the opportunity to play on Salah’s contract situation.

“We can try and build a wall to stop him [on Wednesday] and do all sorts of things, but he’s such a talented player,” Moyes joked.

“We done quite a good job on him in the first one and we’ll hope to do something similar in this game.”

“We’ll enjoy taking him to the airport and getting him on the plane to get him out [of Merseyside].”

This isn’t even the first time in which Moyes has joked about Salah’s contract saga, with the Everton manager admitting he’d happily sign him on a free.

But the Blues will need to follow in Newcastle’s footsteps and keep the Egyptian quiet on Wednesday if they are to get something from the game.

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Moyes shocked by Arne Slot’s success at Liverpool

It has been a difficult few weeks for Liverpool who have been eliminated from the Champions League and lost in the Carabao Cup final.

However, Moyes has never won in any of his 21 visits to Anfield across his managerial career.

Moyes has admitted he is wary of the dangers which this Liverpool side could provide on Wednesday night.

“Liverpool’s league position will tell you how they’re playing, they’ll stick with what they do best. No team are entitled to win all their games in football. It’s always difficult to go to Anfield and get a result,” he said.

“When Jurgen [Klopp] left, we were probably all surprised how well Arne Slot has done. When a dynasty manager leaves it can be difficult. But he’s done so well.”