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For David Moyes, Anfield has become the stuff of nightmares.
Twenty one matches managed there, no wins, 14 defeats and 36 goals conceded – and the Everton boss isn’t expecting life to get any easier when the Toffees visit runaway league leaders Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Moyes, 61, whose Everton side are 36 points behind Liverpool, said: “We might be further away from Liverpool than we have
The scoreline was level and with five minutes added on both sides were aiming to secure victory late on in an enthralling contest.
In the 94th minute, Idrissa Gueye’s thumping drive was pushed back into the danger area by Andre Onana and a combination of Maguire and De Ligt appeared to bring down Young.
Replays showed there was clearly a touch on the veteran full-back, but was there enough contact
No player epitomises the Toffees’ improvement quite like Beto, who continued his fine form with another goal at Selhurst Park.
The Guinea-Bissau striker’s opener in south London was his fourth goal in three league games – as many as he managed in 42 matches under Dyche.
The 27-year-old joined Everton from Udinese in August 2023 for a fee reportedly worth up to £30m, but scored only three goals in 30
David Moyes says the gap between his Everton side and Liverpool is “as big as it has been for a long time” as the two sides to prepare for Wednesday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park (19:30 GMT).
The Toffees have not finished above the Reds since the 2012-13 season, which was Moyes’ last in charge before joining Manchester United.
Recent years have seen Everton battle against relegation and financial issues,
Some 4,266 days since last taking charge of an Everton home match – a 2-0 victory over a side he would later go on to manage in West Ham – Moyes was back in the dugout at Goodison Park and witnessed the monumental job he has walked in to.
Moyes, 61, is the oldest manager currently in the top flight and he will need to use all those years of
Everton manager David Moyes will “push the club forward”, says predecessor Sean Dyche.
Moyes was appointed on Saturday for his second spell in charge, two days after Dyche was sacked.
Dyche took charge in January 2023, helping Everton finish one place above the Premier League relegation zone in 2023-24 and 15th last season – 14 points clear of relegation despite an eight-point deduction for breaching financial regulations.
Everton are currently
Moyes became the Premier League’s youngest manager when he took over at Everton in 2002 at the age of 39, and 23 years later he is now the top-flight’s oldest boss.
In his first spell in-charge, Everton consistently finished in the top half of the table, competing in Europe and reaching an FA Cup final.
But he picks up the reigns from Dyche in a very different position.
Everton avoided
Moyes was handpicked by Sir Alex as his successor at Old Trafford but failed to see out the 2013-14 season.
He was sacked in April 2014 after 10 months in charge, with United seventh in the table and unable to qualify for the Champions League.
Moyes had a year in La Liga with Sociedad before returning to English football with Sunderland, who were relegated from the Premier League in 2016-17.
Mike Richards, from The Unholy Trinity Everton Podcast, believes the return of Moyes would provide the club with stability as they look to move away from a relegation battle.
“Moyes has his detractors amongst the supporters,” said Richards. “How he left the club, underhand bids for both Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, and referring to Evertonians as ‘a disgrace’, still don’t sit well with some.
“I always believe time is
Moyes had an 11-year spell in charge of Everton from 2002 to 2013 and managed the club for more than 500 games.
During that time he took the Toffees to the 2009 FA Cup final, losing to Chelsea, and guided them to nine top-eight finishes, including a fourth-place finish in 2004-05, which took Everton into the Champions League qualifying rounds.
He left Goodison Park to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at