What a start!

Totally with you. Onana took the plaudits and will get even better,

With our two young full-backs, we have promising young players backed up with the nouse and experience of the likes of Coady, Tarkowski, Gueye and the warrior that is Seamus, who simply won't stop giving. It is a good balance that I hope this manager can organise better that the last one.

The midfield was much more compact and Onana gave Odegaard, one of the players of the season so far, a torrid day. He ripped him a new one. He was literally chasing his shadow.

But McNeil played very well and he, himself, is only 23. He can still develop and improve in the right team and give him something to aim for and he can deliver, as we all saw.
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Dyche knows that. It's why he put him straight in the team.

Pickford: commanded his box well - 7
Coleman: Didn't give Martinelli a kick - 8
Mykolenko: Saka won't have enjoyed that - 7
Coady: great block on the line and was always in the right place - 7
Tarkowski: won everything and scored too - 8
Iwobi: excellent as a full-back and as a winger - 7
Gana: broke up play well and never stopped working but held his position - 7
Onana: immense- marvellous little trick he's got with that little jump to the side - 9
Doucouré: best game for the club; disciplined and worked so hard - 8
McNeil: see my report - 9
Calvert-Lewin worked hard, gave their defence something to think about- 7
Maupay: what a pain in the rear! If I was a centre-back, I would have hated to play against him

You forgot one though. The supporters. 12 out of 10.

Let's take it to that place and make them rip up seats.

It makes such a difference when the crowd is like that.

I wish I knew you were going to be in The Upper Bullens. I would have liked to meet you and say hello to a great Evertonian.

About your ratings, Dave, I would give Iwobi some constructive advice: he never once tried to use his speed and go past the Arsenal full-back but at least twice going backwards he gave the ball away and put Arsenal on the attack.

I know it's a bit late but try and be braver and attack down the wing then look up before you put your centre across. It's only a game of football there's nothing to be frightened of and you and the team will benefit from it.

Was talking to a few Mancs in the pub before the game. They were on Merseyside visiting a sick parent…

They were raving about Garner, saying he will be a great addition to our team.

Hope so.

Good for Anfield so maybe see you there?

There are always going to be those who think we're too good for Dyche but, right now, it's the other way round. We're lucky to have him and, if this is anything to go by, I hope he stays for a good few years. I will happily watch that mix of intensity, fight, direct play, and the odd bit of fantastic skill. If I never see us fannying about at the back again, I'll be delighted. Along with VAR, that thing of splitting the centre backs to receive the ball and play it out is the worst invention of the modern game.

What an atmosphere on Saturday, almost makes the pain of the last few months worthwhile! Almost.

Manchester City have not yet responded to the statement at time of writing."

Brilliant result and performance, I've seen MOD and snatches online and it looked like we played just like we need to. Dyche is just the sort of manager that we need, no messing, abrasive, experienced and savy.

Liverpool won't faze him, the juries out though about whether or not it's a good time to play them. I expect Klopp will have them given them a rocket, I don't expect them to be poor again.

Funnily enough I said I felt we would win the Arsenal game 3 weeks ago, daft as that sounds. Sometimes as the senior ones on here will probably agree, if you have been around long enough events have a habit of occurring when it goes against common sense. Arsenal were due for a fall, everything has been going their way.

Now I'm not taking that away from a new manager and the great performance, as I have said he's the perfect manager for us.

Can we now please keep him long-term regardless of a rocky road that will likely occur from time to time.

Brent, that's going to be an interesting one to see how that works out. Especially as it's second time around.

We are lucky to have him -many managers would have turned us down in the current financial predicament and turmoil about the place.

I do think we missed a trick not acting much sooner as for me, Lampard was getting everything wrong for most of his tenure last season, not just this one.

On Saturday the players seemed to have grown an inch taller. Now we will have to see if that resolve can be put to similar use at our old ground.

Liverpool's rivals Manchester City have responded to a string of Premier League charges, with the club saying they are 'surprised' by today's allegations.

In a club statement issued following the news this morning, City claim they are surprised by the charges - which relate to alleged breaches of profit and sustainability regulations.

And the champions, who claim that they can provide a "comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence" have vowed to put the matter to rest when the allegations considered by an independent commission.

Did you have to get me going with the Red Echo? I'm trying to stay calm.

"Liverpool's rivals"? Have they seen the league table?

When we beat them, they are closer to us.

I think City are in the shit over this, 98 charges I believe - one relates to every year of the investigation. The UEFA charges were only thrown out on a technicality (they became time barred). Plus I think with government legislation on the horizon the PL may have an appetite to actually do something, it does make our position slightly more parlous. No doubt City will get their legal eagles on the case and drag it out for years. But unlike the UEFA case there is no time scale and no possibility of appeal.

I hope you're well.

I was going to head to The North Western on Saturday but the 75 I was on broke down at the bottom of Kings Drive. Are you coming up for Leeds?

Keep well.

I'm not sure about Leeds yet but will let you and the gang know.

Just checked. Leeds and Villa already sold out.

They really don't deserve us.

Right now, I'm getting very focussed on the Derby.

I am already arguing with family. I've realised how much of my extended family are dark side. Fortunately most of my immediate family are on the right side of the alter.

In fairness, they follow them religiously so I can have a decent conversation with them.

It's going to be a long build up, but we can take these. Off back to argue with the cousins.

Seriously, there was 15 minutes of added time?

I was in panic mode when they put the board up at Goodison on Saturday. I'd have fainted had they shown 15 minutes and that poor young lad next to me would had to recover me!!!

The reason for the delay was because someone was flying a drone over the pitch and the referee took the players off for their safety.

I had no idea about the drone.

All this prancing around on the touchline, diving into the crowd, running up and down like a lunatic has become very stale and boring. Well done, Mr Dyche.

I'm concerned that you would be familiar with such, Colin.

You won't know me but you can have my season ticket in the main stand for the Leeds game on 18th February. I can't go due to a family commitment.

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