"It's OK to say [it's because] I've come in, but I think the whole club and the players have had a lift from new ownership and the thought of a new stadium."

Moyes has galvanised Everton since his January reappointment, lifting the mood at the training ground and in the stands on matchdays

Everton boss David Moyes singled out Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes for praise after the entertaining draw at Goodison Park. United looked set to suffer their fourth defeat in five league games on Saturday afternoon as Everton raced into a two-goal lead.

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game at Brentford (19:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Moyes said Jesper Lindstrom, Tim Iroegbunam and "a few of the boys" have been suffering with a fever and flu-like symptoms but they have all recovered.

Everton manager David Moyes has started planning for next season after leading the club to within touching distance of Premier League survival."We still have work to do to do that but I do think that we have to start making some initial plans and getting things in place for hopefully another year in the Premier League.