Everton midfielder Darron Gibson has warned Liverpool their league form will have no influence on the FA Cup semifinal.

Liverpool have won both Barclays Premier League fixtures against their oldest enemy this season but Republic of Ireland midfielder Gibson is adamant the third meeting between the clubs will be the closest yet.

"I was at the derby and it was disappointing," said Gibson, who has just returned from a month out with a knee injury. 'Now we've got to forget about that.

"It will be a different prospect for them, as (we will have) probably our strongest side. We had worked all week on our game plan, pulled it off and played really well at Sunderland.

"The work we put meant we knew exactly what everyone had to do and it paid off. We made chances too, which was the main thing and Niki (Jelavic) took his goal well."