London — Liverpool will host city rivals Everton for the second time in a month when they face off in the third round of the FA Cup in early January. Liverpool, who beat Everton in the 2012 semifinal, their last FA Cup meeting, will host their struggling neighbours in the Premier League on Sunday. Everton have had a torrid time in the Premier League so far this season and failed to progress to the knockout stages in the Europa League, although now they have survival specialist Sam Allardyce installed as their manager. Adding extra spice to the Merseyside derbies is a tense relationship between Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Allardyce, with the latter making disparaging remarks about the German in the past. Klopp, though, offered an olive branch last week, wishing Allardyce — who has brought in former Liverpool midfielder and coach Sammy Lee on to his staff — well in his new job. Liverpool have beaten Everton on both the occasions they have met in the final in 1986 and 1989. Thei...
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