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Returning to Wembley will be magical

Moyes is honoured to be leading out the Blues

David Moyes says it's magical to be leading out Everton at Wembley again. And this time he expects to be spoilt for choice with all players available (except for Stephen Pienaar who is cup-tied). The team is on a good run, playing with confidence and scoring goals. Moyes puts this down to the injection of fresh blood in January, plus the longer-serving players buckling down and regaining lost form. ?It's magical to go to Wembley again,? he told a press conference at Finch Farm on Tuesday afternoon.

?To take Everton to Wembley and to take them into a derby game as well is something special.

?It hasn't happened that often. It used to happen a lot. I think the 1980s was probably the time when it happened most but I think to be the manager of Everton, take them back to Wembley again and to get the supporters there, I think that's special.?

David Moyes also revealed he could well have a fully fit squad at his disposal for the game. He rested five players against Sunderland on Monday and his side still romped to a 4-0 win. But he admits he now has some tough decisions to make.

?I think everybody is okay. We've got a few knocks and bruises, which you would expect after a game, but with a bit of luck we'll have a fully fit squad.

?I was always going to have difficult decisions,? he added. ?We've got a squad which is playing well at the moment and we could quite easily pick a number of players. It's good, we've got a good choice to make.

?We've made changes probably for the last six weeks and in the main it has worked very well for us. I think when you've got a squad of players and you've got most of them fit, you've got to keep them all hungry and playing and giving them games at the right time. We've tried to do that and we've tried to get the decisions right as often as we can.?

The Blues go into the game on a run that has seen them lose just twice in 17 matches. And Moyes says it is only right they draw confidence from recent results.

?We've definitely improved from where we were at the start of the season,? he said. ?The form the players are in, the confidence they're playing with, the results, the goals we're scoring in games - all those things have definitely shown we've improved.

?On numerous occasions now I think I've said the boys in January made a big difference but there's big credit to the boys who were already here. They've buckled down and got their form back going again and we rely a lot on the boys who have been around a long time and they're all in good form, thankfully.?

Quotes or other material sourced from Official Everton Website

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