“It’s great. I thought it was [a] fantastic [way to start],” Taylor told Liverpoolfc.com, speaking at a Q&A event with supporters at Anfield on Tuesday.
“After that we play two away fixtures. I think to start at Anfield is top-class. What a season-opener that is, to start on TV against your rivals.
“It’s a really good opportunity for us to make a good start, and I think take away the result, regardless of what happens I think what we want to do is put on a good performance. Obviously by doing that it gives us a much-improved opportunity to win the game.
“Of course, we’re not expecting it to be a free-flowing game. We know what derbies are like, they’re tense. There’s very little constructive football played, I would say. It’s a bit more about passion and endeavour and hard work.
“One thing I will say about this group of players is they’re incredibly hard-working and they’re very passionate about playing for this football club. I think that’s huge.
“We’re all supremely proud to be here representing the club and on derby day we really want to do it for our supporters.”
While the squad have regularly run out at Anfield for fixtures in recent seasons, the occasion is set to be a particularly special first for Taylor himself.
And he hopes to extend a positive personal record against the Blues as a manager, having won eight of his previous nine WSL matches in opposition.
“It will be [special]. There’s no denying that,” said the 52-year-old. “One of the big pulls in coming here was these type of moments to work for a club that is steeped in history.
“I certainly think when I come to the end of my coaching career or my days, I will certainly look back on that with pride in the clubs I represented as a player but also as a head coach.
“Liverpool is just such a dream for me. To be here in this moment and to have an opportunity is just sensational and I’ll be really proud on Sunday and I’ll continue to be proud throughout the whole season.
“It’s a nice record to have [against Everton] but it’s one that probably doesn’t apply to this job! Sometimes you have performances against teams where you get the result you require and sometimes you don’t get the result.
“I think it’s all about how can we progress forward and how can we start to see some of the things we saw in pre-season, some of the positive things, and can we see that in the game on Sunday and can we use what we’re good at?
“We want to become one of the best pressing teams in Europe. I know that’s really subjective but for us it’s something we have got to work on and build on to play fast attacking football, as well as also being a team that is able to get the ball back really quickly.”
