Saturday, 29 December 2012

David Moyes out to have the last laugh as Everton prepare to host fellow top four contenders Chelsea

David Moyes's discussion of Rafael Benitez, whose description of Everton as a "small club" during his time as Liverpool manager will never be forgiven across Stanley Park, was a blend of neat evasion and heavy irony, as Goodison prepared to receive the Spaniard's new Chelsea team. "No. I don't think it had any effect!" Moyes said, his straight face slipping hopelessly into a grin when it was put to him that the infamous observation, which Benitez made after the goalless Merseyside derby of 2007, must have been a constant source of motivation down the years.

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