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In Friday’s newspapers, Ronald Koeman urges Wayne Rooney to remain in the Premier League.
Quotes from Koeman about the England captain appear in the Daily Express and the Liverpool Echo.
Also in the Echo is Kevin Ratcliffe’s column, with the former Blues captain explaining how other Premier League teams will have sat up and taken note of Everton’s recent run of good form.