Everton will face Leicester City on Sunday and Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday.
Everton will take on Leicester away from home at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Toffees will then face Liverpool in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Wednesday evening.
Former Liverpool midfielder McAteer believes that if Everton lose to Leicester today, then they will replace Marco Silva with David Moyes as the manager, and that will lift their spirits for the Premier League game against the Reds.
McAteer wrote in The Racing Post: “If Everton lose at Leicester on Saturday I’m sure their board will think that enough is enough and send Silva packing.
“That would mean a new face in charge for Wednesday’s Merseyside derby and an almost certain lifting of spirits at Goodison Park. Will it be David Moyes? It looks like he is the man waiting in the wings and I can understand why.”
McAteer added: “I don’t think Everton are as bad as their league position suggests and a fresh face coming with new ideas, a difference in formation and a change of playing personnel could be all it takes to get them going in the right direction.
“Moyes arriving would certainly give the club a massive lift going to Anfield. His record in the derbies wasn’t the best but Everton always put in a performance under him. He’ll have them organised and hard to beat.”
Big game for Everton
Everton are not having a good season, and manager Silva is under pressure after a run of poor results and performances.
Leicester are going strong and are among the contenders for a top-four finish in the Premier League this campaign.
The Foxes will head into the match against Everton as favourites, and Brendan Rodgers’s side should at least pick up a point from the Premier League game.
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