Everton ready for a blue coup

MUTINOUS mutterings are sweeping Merseyside. Whisper it quietly, but Everton — so used to being downtrodden by brutish neighbours — have the scent of revolution thick in their nostrils.

It may not yet be Christmas, but the Merseysiders are already building the sort of momentum which could unseat an unwary member of the Premier League’s big four. This victory hoisted them level with Liverpool in joint fifth place and their followers departed Upton Park with the sort of arrogant strut more commonly seen across Stanley Park.

David Moyes may need more convincing. A 12-match unbeaten run and a place in the top six should have been enough for the Everton manager to talk up his worthy team ahead of next week’s intriguing trip to Manchester United but the Scot evidently knows his place.