Tyias Browning thanked Everton’s medical staff after taking another key step on the road to recovery from a long-term knee injury.
In the last four days, the 22-year-old defender has made 45-minute appearances for David Unsworth’s Under-23s against Norwich City in the Premier League Cup and Blackpool in the Checkatrade Trophy.
The Liverpool-born Academy graduate, who made his senior debut in the Merseyside derby at Anfield in September 2014, spent almost a full year on the sidelines and insists he is now taking one day at a time as he steps up his return to action.