'Liverpool have a great team and are an example for many clubs': Everton director Marcel Brands risks a backlash off his own fans by telling the Goodison Park faithful their fiercest rivals are who they should aspire to be
- Everton and Liverpool will face each other in the Merseyside derby on Sunday
- Marcel Brands has been tasked with building a side to grace their new stadium
- But the Dutchman has told fans to forget about owner Farhad Moshiri's billions
Everton director Marcel Brands has risked facing the ire of his own fans after suggesting the club should aspire to be like fiercest rivals Liverpool.
The two sides are set to face each other in the Merseyside derby on Sunday with Jurgen Klopp's side inching ever closer to a first league title in 30 years.
Brands has been tasked with building a team that will befit the Merseyside club's new £500million stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in the coming years.
Marcel Brands has risked angering Everton fans after saying they should follow Liverpool
The two sides will meet on Sunday in the Merseyside derby as the Reds close in on the title
But the 58-year-old Dutchman has told Everton fans to forget about owner Farhad Moshiri's billions and believes the transformation of their arch rivals is a lesson they must follow.
As quoted by The Mirror, Brands said: 'Liverpool have a great team and they are an example for many clubs when it comes to building your way to success.
'But the turn around at Liverpool did not happen overnight or in one transfer window.
'The manager has been there for five seasons now and every year the team has improved with a couple of really specific transfers.
But Dutchman Brands believes Liverpool's rebuilding model is one Everton must follow
'Last year they were close to the title, but Man City were a little better. This time they have been even more stable in the league.'
But Brands acknowledged that Everton remain a long way behind the champions-elect, with the Blues not having won a trophy for 25 years.
His first 12 months at the club have been about putting in place a new philosophy, and revealed that the Toffees are unlikely to splash the cash in several areas in the upcoming transfer window.
The Everton director hinted the club will not look to have a big summer transfer window
'We have managed to change a lot here. This is why we are not planning to have a big transfer window. We are not going to get five or six big names,' Brands continued.
'We want to strengthen the team in only two or three positions – and we are no longer in a period of attracting crazy names.
'Carlo Ancelotti and the owner are right behind this. We have a manager who knows the road to success.'
But Brands maintained that boss Carlo Ancelotti is behind the new philosophy at the club
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