Ronald Koeman can only wish Everton were in as good a shape as Burnley | Paul Wilson


Everton spent £130m in the summer but recent results have been poor and the pressure is on the manager and team to perform against the Turf Moor side

Ronald Koeman told reporters in midweek that he was not prioritising either of his club’s forthcoming fixtures in the Europa League and the Premier League; he expected to win both of them. Apollon Limassol having dealt a crushing blow to that idea at a deathly quiet Goodison Park on Thursday, the Everton manager now finds himself and his players under a certain amount of pressure to perform against Burnley on Sunday afternoon.

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