Everton have been hit with some frustrating injury blows already ahead of the new season kicking off.
David Moyes is going to have to get creative with certain aspects of his team selection for the trip to Leeds United.
Fortunately, Everton are the final game of the weekend, meaning the 62-year-old has a few extra days to prepare for the game.
Vitaliy Mykolenko picked up an injury against AS Roma at the weekend, and he could miss the game against Leeds on Monday.
Moyes was keen not to give too much away in his press conference from Finch Farm on Friday afternoon.
However, it was clear that something in particular has really frustrated him ahead of the game against the newly-promoted side.
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David Moyes furious with leaked Everton information
Earlier this week, sources claimed Jarrad Branthwaite had picked up a hamstring injury during Everton training.
Moyes confirmed this, but he did not share the extremity of the injury to the defender.
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However, he did inform the media at Finch Farm just how annoyed the leaked information made him this week.
“I wouldn’t say how long he is out for but I’m sure the “club insider” will,” he said.
“We’ve got to find out who is giving that news out. I’m unhappy with it. All managers don’t like it. It’s coming from within our managers and it’s up to us to find it out and we will do.”
Moyes refused to say whether Jack Grealish would start on Monday evening against Leeds United.
After all, the Whites have already been handed a big slice of Everton’s team news, with the knowledge that Branthwaite will not be playing.
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There are a number of players who could potentially be missing for the Blues on Monday evening.
However, Moyes refused to rule any of them out of the action, as he shared a very blunt response on the matter.
When asked whether he’ll have any of Nathan Patterson, Harrison Armstrong or Mykolenko available, Moyes very simply responded: “May have”.
Clearly, the Branthwaite news has not gone down well with the Everton boss after Leeds were given notice of his injury.
And the 62-year-old is seemingly keen to get to the bottom of it as to who has leaked the information.