The Portuguese was dismissed by the Merseyside club on Thursday, but could things have gone differently?
After so much speculation following Everton’s 5-2 thrashing by Liverpool, Marco Silva was sacked on Thursday evening after 18 months in charge.
Having seen the Toffees walloped in part one of their biggest game of the season, Farhad Moshiri opted to jettison the Portuguese coach with the Merseyside club sitting in 18th in the Premier league.
In isolation, the defeat at Anfield was the norm: Everton haven’t won at the home of their city rivals since 1999, while their last victory in this fixture came in 2010.