Three summer signings are available to make their Everton debuts in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.

The Blues host Liverpool at Goodison Park in a lunchtime kick-off (12.30pm BST), with Neal Maupay, who was unable to be registered for the 1-1 draw at Leeds United last time out due to Premier League requirements, Idrissa Gana Gueye and James Garner eligible for the matchday squad.

Discussing deadline-day recruits Gana and Garner at his pre-match press conference, Lampard said: "Gana Gueye is a player for the now, of course. The Club knows him very well and he knows the Club.

"In terms of his qualities, he's a deeper-lying midfield player - a number six or number eight, which he's been doing at PSG a lot. He gives me a great option and great experience. He's a different profile of player to what we've got, so I'm really, really pleased with that one.

"Then, with James Garner, on the flip of the strategy [we applied to the signing of Gana], he's a young player with lots of energy and lots of quality. He'll improve with us - and improve us.

"I think it's a good example of us trying to move forward in a sensible direction, improving the team, improving the core of the team in midfield - getting energy in there, as well as quality. 

"Now we've got good competition in there as well, which is important, of course, with a long season."

Lampard also confirmed he has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the 241st clash between the local rivals.

Two injured players are closing on a return to action, too, and while neither will be involved this weekend, Abdoulaye Doucoure completed his first training session on Friday after overcoming a hamstring problem and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who sustained a knee injury during training in the week leading into the opening week of the campaign, is expected back next week.

Mason Holgate (knee), Yerry Mina (ankle), Ben Godfrey (fractured fibula) and Andros Townsend (ACL) remain sidelined.

Reflecting on the summer transfer window, which saw eight new arrivals for the Blues, Lampard added: "I am very pleased [with the business we did] - and pleased the window is shut! It's something that has spun a long way into the season and probably complicated things slightly for a lot of clubs.

"I think we were very strategic in the way we approached the window from a long time ago. The Club is joined up from owner, to Chairman, to Board, to myself and Kevin Thelwell.

"[We looked at] what could we do to improve us, how we could do it in the right way and hopefully that reflects in what we get now. 

"We didn't want to bring in someone for the sake of bringing them in. We've got a short window now until the window opens again, because of the World Cup that is coming around.

"When I look at the squad I'm happy and now it's time to get our heads down and work."