Everton ace Iliman Ndiaye has excelled this season, and has actually managed to answer one David Moyes question.
Everton head to Sunderland on Monday night and will look for a response on Wearside.
The Toffees lost at Manchester City before a 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
David Moyes wants a reaction at Sunderland, but the Black Cats have been in strong form upon their return to the Premier League.
Everton need to turn in a strong performance at the Stadium of Light, and Iliman Ndiaye will be a key man.
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Iliman Ndiaye has answered one David Moyes question
Ndiaye has been a star man for Everton this season and has deservedly earned huge praise in recent weeks.
Manchester City fans praised Ndiaye after his showing at the Etihad Stadium, while Pat Nevin is backing Ndiaye for a big transfer.
Ndiaye is dazzling fans and pundits alike, all while dispelling one Moyes concern.
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Moyes has told the Liverpool Echo that he questioned whether Ndiaye would be able to score enough goals.
The Scot took the Everton job and looked at his playing squad, with Ndiaye one player who impressed him.
Moyes just wondered whether Ndiaye could really step up and make a telling difference in attack – and the Senegal international has done just that, even if there is still scope for more goals in the future.
“I wondered when I came in how he was going to be, would he add goals to what we had because maybe if your nines aren’t getting them, you’re saying, where else are we getting the goals?” said Moyes.
“Are we getting them from our centre-half scoring from set pieces, our wingers coming in?
“So, I have to say, when I first came, I thought: ‘Is Ili going to get us enough goals?’ But he has, and he’s got us important goals and important assists, but I actually think he’s got better.”
Everton must fend off Iliman Ndiaye interest in 2026
We know how this tends to go.
Ndiaye has almost become Everton’s man to watch for neutral fans, even ahead of Jack Grealish.
The buzz snowballs and, before you know it, Ndiaye is being linked with the so-called ‘big six’.
Interest is inevitable, but we saw Everton take a hardline stance on Jarrad Branthwaite when Manchester United came calling.
Branthwaite stayed put, and we would expect The Friedkin Group to take a similar approach with Ndiaye.
Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha cost huge money this past summer, and we need to see Everton demand similar money for Ndiaye if interest emerges in 2026.