Man City fail to gain title race advantage over Liverpool highlighted by Gary Neville

With their match against Everton postponed Gary Neville believes Liverpool would be handed a psychological test were their Premier League title rivals to win this weekend - a task Manchester City have now failed to do.

Storm Darragh has been wiping out numerous fixtures that were expected to take place across the UK this Saturday, including the Merseyside derby. That fixture was postponed just hours before its 12:30pm kick-off, leaving league leaders Liverpool without a match this weekend.

"Hugely disappointing but the health and safety of people comes first. I feel sorry for the fans in the US who have woken up early to watch this game and the fans who have travelled to watch the Merseyside derby back in England," Neville reacted to the postponement, appearing on NBC Sports.

"That's life sometimes, we don't have the weather you do in Palm Springs in the north of England, unfortunately!"

Arriving into this weekend Arne Slot's side had dropped points in a dramatic draw at Newcastle United. They lost 2-0 the last time they went to their cross-city rivals, so Neville first suggested they may feel relief to avoid this bout at this exact moment in time.

"They (Everton) had a good win in midweek, Liverpool obviously travelled up to Newcastle so they may have felt it was a good time to play them. It is what it is and they have to get over that," he continued.

"The last Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park would have been a very special day, so there will be disappointment all round because psychologically they've all prepared for this game, the players and the fans. Even Liverpool fans, they respect the fact it is a historic ground and playing there for the last time is a big occasion."

And in the grand scheme of the Premier