Everton take on Manchester United on Monday night, and here is how David Moyes’ side could line up.
Everton internationals will be jetting back to Merseyside this week ahead of a return to Premier League action.
David Moyes’ side face an in-form Manchester United side who seem to have turned a corner under Ruben Amorim.
Man United have won three of their last five games and reside in seventh place, meanwhile, the Toffees sit in the bottom half.
Tony Harrington will referee the Old Trafford clash, with Paul Howard placed in charge of VAR and Anthony Taylor the fourth official.
With all that said, here is the starting 11 Moyes could field back at his former club.
Everton winger Tyler Dibling.
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Jordan Pickford lines up in goal for Everton with a changed back four ahead of him. Seamus Coleman comes in after his heroics for Ireland, and so too does Jake O’Brien.
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Both will be full of confidence after wins against Portugal and Hungary to send Ireland to the World Cup play-offs.
Moving into midfield, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall could drop into a deeper role next to the ever-present Idrissa Gana Gueye.
Dewsbury-Hall has said the number eight role is his best position, so perhaps Moyes will have been working on that slight change to his system during the international break.
That change would then allow Iliman Ndiaye to move into a more central role, which is arguably his best position.
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And, Tyler Dibling could finally get a start, having only played 62 minutes of Premier League football since his £40m transfer from Southampton in the summer.
Dibling has been impressing coaches around Finch Farm, and many believe he’s been unlucky not to play more football.
Thierno Barry gets the nod over Beto up front and should now be given a proper run of games to get into a rhythm.
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David Moyes has hinted Tyler Dibling will get his big break soon
Speaking earlier this month, Moyes did hint that Dibling will finally get his big break in the first team over the next few weeks, with Ndiaye due to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations next month.
“We’re hopefully going to try and get Tyler ready,” the Scotsman said.
“Nobody’s really talking about how we’re going to lose Ili mid-December, and there’ll be opportunities that arise for players and we’ll see what comes around at that time.
“When you sign players, it’s not easy for it all to fall into place right away, especially when we are in a world where everything’s expected so quick and to be done so early that things should work.”
Moyes won’t want to throw Dibling in from the cold next month, so perhaps the teenager could start one in every two games to before becoming a regular during Ndiaye’s absence.
Gueye will also be departing, and could be away for up to a month, with the final taking place on January 18th. Senegal are one of the favourites to win the tournament.
That could present an opportunity to Merlin Rohl.