Liverpool manager Arne Slot thanked Everton for the support they showed their Merseyside rivals after Diogo Jota's tragic death in July.
Jota died at the age of 28 in a car accident in Spain, plunging Liverpool into mourning just weeks after they celebrated winning the Premier League title.
The Portuguese's final goal came in the last Merseyside derby in a 1-0 Liverpool win in April.
Everton make the trip back to Anfield on Saturday, and on Friday, Slot took the opportunity to praise the respect between the clubs despite their intense rivalry.
"They are a good team and there is rivalry, but what I also liked and what I want to emphasise is -- what they did when Diogo passed away," he told reporters on Friday.
"They showed their respect, and in these moments of time, it is so nice to see that in tragedies that the rivalry is still there, but the respect to both is still there."