Liverpool and Everton meet in the 230th Merseyside derby, with a place in the FA Cup fourth round at stake.

The days when both clubs dominated English football are gone but that will not diminish the occasion at Anfield, or what a win will mean to both sets of fans.

BBC Sport talks to players from both camps about what the derby was like down the years - and which of the factors they remember that might decide tonight's tie.

Read it all - it's a belter...

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The BBC One coverage is now up and running - join Gary Lineker and co now. You can also watch in this very page, just press play at the top of the page.

The FA Cup reaches the third-round stage this weekend and you can follow all the action on BBC Sport - starting with tonight's Merseyside derby.

Liverpool v Everton (19:55 GMT), Jamie Vardy's old club Fleetwood v Leicester (Saturday, 12:45) and Shrewsbury v West Ham (Sunday, 14:00) are all on BBC One.

Viewers in Wales can also watch Newport v Leeds live on Sunday (12:00).

You can watch every goal on BBC Sport's website and app, as well as highlights shows on Saturday and Sunday (22:30).

BBC Radio 5 live and sports extra will provide comprehensive coverage.

• Watch all of the latest FA Cup highlights and reaction here
• See the FA Cup third-round fixtures in full

Here's how we think Manchester United and Derby will line up tonight.

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Mark Gillingwater: Baffling decision not to show Man U v The Rams. We're on form, put out a strong team and have sold out our allocation. Man U have a few fans too; even some from Manchester. Yep. Who'd want to watch that?

Are you being serious Mark?!

There are half-an-half scarves and then there are these ones. Would any football fan ever consider buying a scarf that includes the name and colours of their nearest rivals?

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Six changes for Liverpool from the side that won 2-1 at Burnley on 1 January, including a debut for Virgil van Dijk, the most expensive defender ever. Elsewhere, there are starts for Loris Karius, Andrew Robertson, Joel Matip, James Milner and Roberto Firmino. Mohamed Salah is not in the squad.

Liverpool: Karius, Robertson, Matip, Van Dijk, Gomez, Milner, Can, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Firmino, Lallana. Subs: Ward, Wijnaldum, Lovren, Klavan, Ings, Solanke, Alexander-Arnold.

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Everton make five changes to the side that were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United on Monday.

Phil Jagielka, Jonjoe Kenny, Gylfi Sigurdsson, James McCarthy and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are the men who come into the side.

Everton: Pickford, Martina, Jagielka, Holgate, Kenny, Rooney, Schneiderlin, McCarthy, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Bolasie. Subs: Robles, Williams, Niasse, Davies, Vlasic, Lookman, Baningime.

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Everton boss Sam Allardyce to BBC One: "I don't think there's any doubt about picking a strong team but this is our fifth game in 14 days. We have had to cope with injuries and we haven't had many good results.

"This is the strongest side we have got and we will try to win. We have to stay in the game and try and score the first goal if possible.

"Nobody wants a replay. The FA Cup, it's a glory game and players have to produce. Liverpool are playing very well.

"The one thing we won't be doing is playing open, expansive football. Liverpool would play through us."

Anyone wondering if Everton are going to shut up shop like they did in the league game a few weeks ago?

Liverpool

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to BBC One: "It's even more special being a cup game. There are not many good things you can think of in January but a cup game under floodlights against Everton is one of them. It's cool.

"We have always picked players who are able to play in the FA Cup. Virgil van Dijk comes in, he is fresh, he's not 100% fine tuned but there is no pressure. It's a big opportunity for him, he is looking forward to it.

"He only has to do his job."

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Jose Mourinho himself also seems confused by this hotel chat.

The Portuguese also shrugged off the hotel issue, saying his choice not to buy a home is down to him being "very lazy".

"If the fans want me to be comfortable, that's the way I feel very comfortable," he said.

"I don't want anyone to be worried because I live in a two square metres room, I am living in an apartment inside of a hotel, where I have all the comfort, the support, where I have everything I want.

"If they want me in some house that I don't like, in some place I don't like, lonely from my assistants, if they want that, I would be a sad guy and a sad guy doesn't work well."

The main thrust of the build-up to this game seems to have been: Jose Mourinho is still living in a hotel.

Does anyone really care?

Blue or Red, Ram or Red Devil, you can have your say tonight via the usual channels...

BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Almost unbelievably, United's game is not live on TV tonight, but you can listen to full commentary on 5 live sports extra by choosing it at the top of the page.

We will also have goal clips in this very page.

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BBC Sport at Old Trafford

Daley Blind is back in the Manchester United starting line-up tonight.

The Dutchman has not started a Premier League game for Jose Mourinho's side since August.

Yet Blind has been in all 10 cup line ups, three in the EFL Cup, all six Champions League group games and again this evening.

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Liverpool v Everton. Brighton v Crystal Palace. Middlesbrough v Sunderland. Tottenham v AFC Wimbledon.

This year's FA Cup third round comes laced with local rivalries.

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Manchester United make five changes from the 2-0 win over Everton on New Year's Day.

Sergio Romero replaces David de Gea in goal, as he often does in cup games. Chris Smalling and Daley Blind replace Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo at the back, Marcus Rashford is in for Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Nemanja Matic.

Derby actually make more changes from their New Year's Day game - six from the side who drew 1-1 with Sheffield United.

Former United youngster Tom Lawrence, ex-Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom, Alex Pearce, Sam Winnall, Marcus Olsson and George Thorne are all in.

They have three former England internationals - Scott Carson and Tom Huddlestone start, and David Nugent is on the bench.

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