Jonjoe Kenny is well aware of the etiquette in derby week on Merseyside and observes the protocol expertly. He looks aghast when asked if he will contact Dominic Solanke, the Liverpool striker, with whom he savoured World Cup success with the England under-20s in the summer.

“No. No,” Kenny says. “No. I just wouldn’t text a Liverpool player.”

What about if he was given the choice of either savouring that triumph in South Korea or swapping it for Everton’s first victory at Anfield since 1999 tomorrow? “Winning the derby because, for me, everything I have ever wanted to do was win a derby,” he said.

Kenny tasted World Cup glory with the England Under-20 side South Korea KIM DOO-HO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

“To go to Anfield and win — I don’t think it would get much better. That would be the best