Sam Allardyce began his reign as Everton’s 18th permanent manager by overseeing an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win over obstinate Huddersfield Town at Goodison Park.
That’s six goals scored and none conceded in the space of four rather productive days for the Blues.
We saw Wayne Rooney dazzle in midfield against West Ham United on Wednesday, when, by Allardyce’s judgement, the 32-year-old demonstrated the cunning, vision and nous to prove himself a sound long-term bet to excel in Everton’s engine room.
New boss Allardyce claimed on the eve of Huddersfield’s visit that the Toffees’ performance, as they targeted back-to-back victories, would tell him an “awful lot” about his players.
Everton v Huddersfield Town: Five Things We Learned
