David Moyes accepts Everton have to find a way to bridge the “gulf” between them and the Liverpool squad in the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
The 122nd and final encounter against their Stanley Park neighbours sees one of the widest gaps between the two teams, with the Reds looking to go nine points clear at the top of the Premier League and their hosts 30 points behind, albeit nine clear of the bottom three.
Everton’s net spend over the last decade is around £300million, most of that excess coming in the early years of the chaotic reign of former owner Farhad Moshiri, but recent seasons have seen a tightening of belts as the club struggled – and failed – to comply with profitability and…