David Moyes praised Aston Villa's squad building after his Everton side lost 1-0 at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.

England striker Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game at Goodison Park as David Moyes' return as manager of the Toffees saw the Merseysiders' defeated by Unai Emery's men

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David Moyes suffered defeat on his return as Everton manager after Ollie Watkins' second-half strike secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Goodison Park.

"Obviously it's been a bit of a whirlwind. Sean Dyche left a group of players that have great character and a great attitude, I'm really pleased to take over that. What I need to do is add quality and find a way of getting results but you can't change the whole thing around straight away.

There had been a comforting positivity around Everton since David Moyes’ appointment as manager last week; the sombre, almost resigned atmosphere initially replaced by warm, fuzzy nostalgia. But for this Everton right now,

David Moyes was granted a Goodison Park guard of honour when he left Everton to become Manchester United manager. He deserves to be carried into the new stadium in a Sedan Chair if he can keep this team in the Premier League.