Toffees’ sweet win

ROOKIE midfielder Jack Rodwell became Everton’s youngest goalscorer in European competition with two spectacular long-range goals in their emphatic Europa League play-off first-leg victory over Sigma Olomouc at Goodison Park.

Louis Saha also grabbed a brace as David Moyes’s side erased memories of their drubbing by Arsenal at the weekend.

Moyes recalled both scorers, dropping Joleon Lescott for a poor attitude in the wake of that defeat and after they had rejected two bids from Manchester City.

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