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The Blues are anxiously awaiting news on the fitness of Vitalii Mykolenko, who was pulled from the squad that played Bournemouth due to a calf issue flagged on Saturday morning.

Whether the left back will be ready for Wednesday night's match against Liverpool is a key question in Everton's preparations.

While Moyes has successfully found a solution on the right side of defence, utilizing Jake O'Brien across victories against Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton, and Leicester City, the pressure on Mykolenko remains substantial.

Should the Ukraine international fail to recover in time for the derby, his absence would be a significant setback given his recent performances against Liverpool

Everton have managed back-to-back clean sheets at Goodison against Liverpool, with Mykolenko playing a key role in both.

He battled through an injury to make it to half-time in the 2-0 victory, following a display at Anfield where he helped keep Mohamed Salah at bay until the final moments when a penalty finally broke the ten-man Blues' resistance

Salah remains the standout attacker in the Premier League and will be licking his lips going into Wednesday night's derby

Some of Mykolenko's standout performances have come against the Egyptian and the Premier League's most dangerous right wingers, including Arsenal's Bukayo Saka.

Last season at Anfield, it was also Young who was sent off

Similar to the opening day against Brighton, the veteran was playing right back when he received two yellow cards - he will likely be on the left, where he is more comfortable, if needed to start against Liverpool.

However, despite his experience, recurring injuries in defence have once again highlighted the gamble taken over two transfer windows to postpone addressing the full back issue until the summer.


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