The Toffees go into the game above their bitter rivals and Neville believes they can take advantage of Liverpool's low morale.
Liverpool are rooted in the bottom three after a below-par start to the season, but Neville insists Liverpool's players should not use the takeover chaos surrounding the club as any excuse for their lowly position.
It's going to be a massive game. I think you relish the fact that they are below you," said Neville.
"I don't think it has ever happened since I have been on Merseyside that Liverpool have been below us so it's something that you would like to happen more often.
"Everton fans have been looking up to them for a long, long time and it's about time we started putting pressure on them and finishing above them.
"This season gives us a great chance of that. Both teams are at the wrong end of the table and that's probably unprecedented for both the blue half and the red half of Merseyside to have the two teams in the bottom four."
Liverpool's possible takeover by New England Sports Ventures has dominated the headlines this week, but Neville claims Reds players should not blame their woes on the pitch on what is happening off it.
"Things that happen off the pitch are something that you can't control and we call it a sideshow," added Neville.
"When you go over that white line you can't control it and you can't use it as an excuse. You're not looking up at the directors' box to see who is owning the club.
"When you lose, all of a sudden it's because of the takeover and it becomes an excuse. For me that's something the players need to put to one side."
Former Manchester United star Neville has experienced Manchester derbies, and United v Liverpool clashes, but he believes the Merseyside derby is the biggest game he has played in.
"It's probably the biggest game I've played in in club football and at Everton it's the biggest game in our season every season," continued Neville.
"The win against Birmingham has given us all a lift because it would have been disastrous if we had gone into the game at the bottom of the table.
"It has given us some respite but we know full well if we lose this game we are right down at the bottom again. We want to be on the climb and not on the descent.
"We have been playing better than the results suggest but we have not been getting the results so that has been the biggest disappointment."
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