Jurgen Klopp keen to use derby win as springboard ahead of Magpies match

Jurgen Klopp hopes Liverpool can build on their encouraging derby victory in Saturday's "massive" clash with Newcastle.

The Reds ended a four-game winless run in the Premier League in 2023 by defeating Everton 2-0 on Monday and another victory over Newcastle would be a major boost to their hopes of making a late charge into the top four.

"It’s a massive game," said Klopp. "If we want to reach something this season, we have to chase everybody and especially the teams ahead of us in the table.

"It’s not easy, it will never be easy, but the only way you can do it is give it a try and that’s what we have to do.

"It’s a tough one, Newcastle, best defence in the league, lost only once I heard now, didn’t even know that.

"It was against us and we needed a late, late goal. So obviously they’re very, very consistent, which is the first step to success always.

"It’s a tough place to go, was always for us, hopefully we can build on the performance from Monday because that was obviously the main difference to other games we won.

"After the World Cup we won two games but we were not overly happy with the way we played, so you cannot really build on it. This time it was different. It looked like us.

"People said after the game that Everton didn’t do this or that as much as they did against Arsenal. I really think it was because we did particularly well. That’s a point to prove again tomorrow."

"Eddie's doing an exceptional job, absolutely exceptional"

Liverpool sit nine points behind fourth-placed Newcastle but have a game or two in hand on most of the teams above them.

As well as the performance against Everton, they can take confidence from their victory over the Magpies in a feisty encounter in August.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, meanwhile,