Peter Smith

Or as you say, is this more perhaps of a vision idea, a vision of what Everton are aspiring to be by trying to bring in this sort of A-list manager?

When we talk about a player who knows the club and the way that the fans want the team to play, we only have to look across the opposite dugout on Sunday at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and that money in the Man United dugout.

And the mood has changed there quite dramatically, hasn't it, in the space of 10, 14 days with those key wins.

He was coming into that Tottenham game with four wins out of 14, I think it was.

But now, you know, back-to-back wins have really, really lifted the mood then.

OK, so they go to a Man Utd team who have picked up in form.

Marcus Rashford absolutely flying at the moment, 13 goals in 14 and Mason Greenwood impressing again in the Europa League with a couple of goals.

This is actually going to be the 4,000th game in a row.

It's quite a quirky stat this one, 4,000th game in a row where Man Utd have got an academy graduate in their matchday squad.

Now this dates way, way back decades and decades.

When we talk about clubs' identity and ethos, that sort of underlines that, doesn't it?

I think confidence is crucial in football.

When we look at those last three wins against Tottenham City and Alkmaar,

There's going to be a real buzz about Man Utd when they turn up for this game at Old Trafford.

Played devil's advocate a little bit before that.

It was not good.

The football was, it just wasn't happening for Man Utd.

Dare I say it, but those wins over Tottenham and City came against teams that came onto Man Utd.

They were able to soak up pressure and then use the pace of Martial, Rashford and Dan James on the break.

That's not going to happen this weekend, I don't think.