Is Antonio Valencia now United's most important player?

If you had asked a Manchester United fan at the start of the season to list the team's most important players, they probably would have rattled off th... Read more+

Moyes playing low-expectations game as Everton face up to bottom 10 finish

As well as managing his players, David Moyes is doing a great job managing expectations. He caused a few raised eyebrows at the start of the season wh... Read more+

Why rebuilding Everton on a budget would be Moyes' greatest achievement

David Moyes has worked many miracles since the day he first walked into Goodison nearly two years ago. But rebuilding Everton without any cash could w... Read more+

David Anderson's Big Match Verdict: How Newcastle have exchanged false prophets for real profits

The Toon Army were determined to have a laugh last night. In addition to the ­obligatory shirtless contingent on a cold, wet Merseyside night, one fan... Read more+

Why Suarez saga could rumble on until Easter

The Luiz Suarez affair is turning into such a saga that he will probably qualify for one of their holidays by the time it is finally over. Kenny Dalgl... Read more+

Why City's capitulation at Chelsea was the perfect early Christmas present for Fergie

Now we're going to see what Manchester City are really made of. Despite City's hare rocketing away from the start line in the title race to open up an... Read more+

Was selling Yakubu the worst call of David Moyes' Everton career?

I would never dispute David Moyes' man management skills, given everything he has achieved with his players, but I can't help but wonder if he has any... Read more+

Everton fans may disagree, but in truth Mikel Arteta left at the right time for him and the club

The first thing Mikel Arteta did when he joined Arsenal was look up the date of their fixtures against Everton and saw that it was this Saturday. Like... Read more+

Why Moyes needs some new recruits if he is to get the best out of Fellaini

How do you solve a problem like Marouane? OK, apologies for that corny opening remark, but getting the best out of Marouane Fellaini is a bit of a po... Read more+

Everton fans must not let their anti-Kenwright protests affect the team

Bill Kenwright is great at putting on a show and dazzling people. As one of the country's leading impresarios, you would expect nothing else. But he... Read more+

After his England debut, can Rodwell drive Everton up the table?

Jack is back. Everton's comeback kid Jack Rodwell has grown into one of Fabio Capello's Three Lions. Rodwell's rapid promotion this season comes aft... Read more+

Reality has bitten for Kopites... Dalglish magic alone won't win back the title

When Kenny Dalglish succeeded Roy Hodgson as Liverpool boss, some Kopites spoke giddily about him leading the Reds to the title. But 11 months on and ... Read more+

'Slave' Kuszczak has made his last United blunder by crossing Fergie

You would think that after all the reminiscing about Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years, Tomasz Kuszczak would have realised the golden rule at Old Trafford... Read more+

Why it's time for Everton's players to stand up and prove their worth

It would be easy after Everton's defeat to Newcastle to blame it on the referee's failure to spot Dan Gosling's handball. Had Andre Marriner seen Lou... Read more+

Why Steven Gerrard's time as Liverpool's talisman could soon come to an end

As disappointing as Steven Gerrard's latest absence with his ankle infection undoubtedly is for Kopites, it is not the disaster it used to be. A coup... Read more+

Why Everton need to find some cash from somewhere, or risk losing Moyes to Spurs next summer

The words head, brick wall, against and banging spring to mind when I consider David Moyes' position at Everton. Season after season he has upset the... Read more+

Why there is more than just Fellaini's future riding on his contract talks with Everton

There is much more than Marouane Fellaini's Everton future riding on his contract talks with the club. After the departures of Stephen Pienaar and Mi... Read more+

Why Ross Barkley's rise will give David Moyes a headache

It seems not a week goes by without a new club being linked with a move for Ross Barkley. It's not hard to understand why and even though he is just 1... Read more+

Why have Everton remained unsold when so many other clubs have changed hands?

It's strange how some of life's great mysteries revolve around the colour blue. Take the fluff in your belly button and why is it always blue when yo... Read more+

Why Atkinson must admit he got Rodwell's red card wrong (unless he has a TARDIS)

I spoke to Jack Rodwell on Thursday to preview the derby. It was one of those telephone interviews arranged through EA Sports and Rodwell rang me at t... Read more+

Why Saturday shows Everton will have upper hand in Mersey derby

Don't be fooled by Saturday's results - I think Everton head into the Merseyside derby in much better shape than Liverpool. Everton came very close t... Read more+

Has Moyes pulled off another bargain-basement miracle with Stracqualursi and Drenthe?

It would be easy to say David Moyes has dropped a clanger after watching Yakubu score twice on his Blackburn debut against Arsenal. Blackburn 4-3 Ars... Read more+