David Moyes had never given up hope that Everton would summon him back but after the years of dreaming, the three or four times he came close to the job, the night he was told he had it, only to be informed the following morning it was instead going to Carlo Ancelotti,

"Obviously it's been a bit of a whirlwind. Sean Dyche left a group of players that have great character and a great attitude, I'm really pleased to take over that. What I need to do is add quality and find a way of getting results but you can't change the whole thing around straight away.

The incoming manager set out his stall as he spoke to the media - and was forceful in his messages to the players about what is required

I can’t magic an end to Everton’s goalscoring woes - Everton suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa in David Moyes’ first game back as manager.