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Moyes and Hodgson friendship on hold until the final whistle

The Everton and Liverpool managers are on good terms, but there will be no room for cordiality at Goodison Park in the 214th Merseyside derby.

Agency

October 17, 2010

A few days ago David Moyes was enjoying a drink in Belgium with Roy Hodgson, but their friendship will most definitely be put on hold today.

Moyes, the Everton manager, and his Liverpool counterpart Hodgson bumped into each other as they watched the same Euro 2012 qualifier in Brussels this week.

But there will be no room for cordiality at Goodison Park today in the 214th Merseyside derby. Hodgson, has previously said his friendship with Moyes will be tested on derby days.

"I wouldn't want to be his friend either," Moyes said.

"He was my friend this week, we met going over to Belgium. We travelled together on the plane and travelled back together. We watched the game and had a drink together and I enjoyed his company. We have seen a lot of each other this week but there are no friends on derby day are there? Even family members in this city sometimes fall out with each other."

The match-up

Key Battle
Mikel Arteta v Steven Gerrard
Arteta pulls the strings in midfield for Everton, Gerrard likewise for Liverpool. While derbies are often fast-paced affairs with neither side having much time on the ball, one moment of calm, collected magic from either playmaker could decide the game.

Tactics
The loss of Marouane Fellaini is a blow for Everton. Despite his tendency to pick up yellow cards – and a red in last season's derby – the giant Belgian has the ability to dominate the midfield. A fit-again Fernando Torres will carry most of Liverpool's goal threat.


Previous meetings
Liverpool won both games last season – 1-0 at home, and 2-0 away at Goodison Park, today's venue – with Dirk Kuyt scoring two of the goals. The Dutchman is missing today as Everton look for a first home win in the league against their city rivals in four attempts.

Line-ups (probable)
Everton(4-5-1) Howard; Hibbert, Distin, Heitinga, Baines; Neville, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Bilyaletdinov; Yakubu
Liverpool (4-5-1) Reina; Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Konchesky; Poulsen, Meireles, Gerrard, Cole, Rodriguez; Torres

Facts
• Roy Hodgson, the Liverpool manager, is winless away from home in his last 21 attempts in the Premier League, three for the Merseysiders and 18 for Fulham.
• There have been 10 red cards shown in the last 11 derby games between the two sides.
• David Ngog is Liverpool's leading goal scorer this season with seven, yet only one strike came in the league

The smuggler

Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple. 
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.

Khouli conviction

Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.

For sale

A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.

- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico

- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000

- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950

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If you go

The flights

Fly direct to London from the UAE with Etihad, Emirates, British Airways or Virgin Atlantic from about Dh2,500 return including taxes. 

The hotel

Rooms at the convenient and art-conscious Andaz London Liverpool Street cost from £167 (Dh800) per night including taxes.

The tour

The Shoreditch Street Art Tour costs from £15 (Dh73) per person for approximately three hours.