Season › 2011-12 › News Rodwell confident ahead of derby Lyndon Lloyd , 26 September, 2comments | Jump to most recent Jack Rodwell says that he and his Everton teammates will put the disappointment of the defeat at Manchester City behind them and bounce back for this weekend's Merseyside derby against Liverpool. "It was disappointing," England U-21 international said of Saturday's 2-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. "We had our game plan and it worked for 70 minutes. "They got the goal and it knocked the stuffing out of us and it was very difficult to come back from that. "They have got a lot of money now and have bought some very good players. They have a strong squad but we have a strong squad as well. We tried to match them but it wasn't to be." Rodwell, who was singled out for high praise for the manner in which he shackled David Silva on Saturday, says that the Blues still have plenty to build on. "We have made a decent start and got some good victories under our belts so we won't get too down about this and we will focus now on the Liverpool game. "We had a match in midweek which went to extra-time so that was a hard workout. Man City was again another hard workout but we will have a rest, get into a good week's training and bounce back for the derby." The first derby of the season is another 12:45pm kick off with televised coverage on Sky Sports. Quotes or other material sourced from Sky Sports News Mirror blog: Everton will have upper hand in derby Reader Comments (2) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads