Everton defender Leighton Baines has admitted that there is massive hype surrounding the club’s next fixture against Liverpool and the left-back has revealed that he is happy to have the international break just to get away from the hype.
The Toffees will host The Reds on the 23rd in the first Merseyside derby of the season, and Baines understands how much the game means to the players and the fans alike.
Before that game though, the left-back has two friendlies for England to think about as they take on Chile on Friday, before facing Germany next week.
Everton are currently three points behind Liverpool, so they know that a win could see them right back in the picture for Champions League football, and Baines has admitted that he cannot wait.
“When a derby is coming up everyone gets excited and you just want to get out there and do it,” Baines told everton tv.
“But we get to switch off from it to some extent because a lot of us go away for quite important games for our countries and hopefully we’ll come back together and get a good result.”
“It is a massive game and massive in terms of the table and we’re all looking forward to that,” he said.
“There is still the same excitement as my first one. Hopefully we can put on a good show.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
