Orel Mangala put in a terrific performance against Wolves on Wednesday night, and he showed he felt right at home after being substituted.
Everton took a huge step in the right direction on Wednesday night with a performance that not many supporters would have been expecting.
Ashley Young led from the front at his grand age of 39, picking up the Man of the Match award and breaking a Premier League record in the process.
Sean Dyche set his side up perfectly to be fair to him, as the Toffees had great success pressing high up the pitch, which is something they could adopt when they face Liverpool.
One man who shone throughout and even grabbed a goal against Wolves was Orel Mangala, and he appears to be loving life at Goodison Park after what he did after being substituted.
Orel Mangala #8 of Everton F.C. celebrates his goal to make the score 2-0 during the Premier League match between Everton and Wolverhampton Wandere...
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Orel Mangala shows he already feels at home at Everton
Orel Mangala is only set to be at Everton until the end of the season after joining on a season-long loan from Lyon, but that could soon change after his recent performances.
There have been reports that Everton want to make Mangala’s loan permanent, though it will be up to the Friedkin Group when they take over.
A video surfaced online of Mangala’s reaction after being substituted and it’s clear to see that he already feels at home at Goodison Park, with that connection already built with the Everton fans.
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He can be seen walking behind the goal, laughing and joking with the Everton fans about his ripped shirts and even shouts something out to them.
His gesture is in relation to the shirt pulling that was going on from a set-piece.
Orel Mangala’s performance in numbers vs Wolves
Mangala dominated things in the middle of the park and even got on the scoresheet with Everton’s second at Goodison Park.
He had an impressive passing accuracy percentage of 97, had 46 touches, made one key pass, completed both his long balls, completed one dribble, won three duels, made two clearances, an interception and blocked a shot (SofaScore).
It’s still early days with plenty of the season still to go, but Mangala is already looking like a valuable asset for Everton and could end up being made permanent as they head into the new stadium.
Lyon’s financial issues could make a deal real cheap and easy to do as well, which is an added bonus.
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