'Team on a better trajectory than we were before'

David Moyes says the "brilliant job" his players have done since he rejoined Everton to replace Sean Dyche in January is behind the upturn in form.

The Toffees are on a nine-match unbeaten run - their longest sequence without defeat since February 2017 - with only five sides across Europe's big five leagues managing to also stay unbeaten during that period.

Moyes has also transformed Everton's attacking output - scoring in nine successive league matches, having scored just one in the previous six.

"It [the stats] says that the club and certainly the team are on a better trajectory than we were before," he said.

"We've started really well. The players have done a brilliant job.

"There is a lot that can be said about a new manager coming in and I know it is our job to get them playing, but I have to say that the players have picked themselves right up, they have turned the whole place around - the crowd and the support - and they have gone on a run, which has been really good.

"Actually, we were a bit disappointed with a couple of the draws in there - that we didn't get victories.

"There might have been a couple of draws in there which we could have been a bit lucky with but, overall, I think the players have got everything they have deserved.

"They have got the results and we want to keep it going."