Duncan Ferguson looked heartbroken after failing to stop Everton’s rot and admitted the 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa had left him hollow.
Ferguson, who is such an emotional character, did his best to galvanise the team after Rafa Benitez’s sacking but unlike in December 2019 - when his temporary presence in the dugout proved inspirational - this time the response was muted.
You could see that Ferguson felt as if he had let people down by failing to oversee a win but nothing could be further from the truth as the problems that have left Everton deeply in relegation trouble run so much deeper.