About 30 minutes had passed at Turf Moor but Carlo Ancelotti had seen enough.
With Everton trailing 1-0 to an early Robbie Brady goal, the former Bayern Munich boss forewent the usage of a back three which he’d switched to in November’s win at Fulham.
It wasn’t by design, however, but an enforced change prompted by Fabian Delph’s apparent hamstring injury in the 26th minute against Burnley.
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Whether or not the experienced Italian already had the alteration in mind before the makeshift left wing-back’s injury is anyone’s guess; but taking advantage of the window of opportunity was striking, nonetheless.