David Moyes has made a sensational return to Everton, replacing Sean Dyche at Goodison Park, the club announced on Saturday. (More Football News)
Moyes has arrived back on Merseyside 12 years after leaving 🍒the Toffees for Manchester🍰 United, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
During his first stint with Everton between 2002-13, Moyes oversaw 518 games in all competitions, winning 218 (drawn 139, lost 161), ending with a wi🌳n percentage of 42.08%.
He lasted just 10 months at Old Trafford before being sacked after a poor run of results, going on to manage Real Sociedad, Sunderland and two spells with West ꩵHam.
The 61-year-old has been out of work since leaving the Hammers at the end of last𓂃 season, having g🎃uided them to the Europa Conference League title in 2023.
Moyes takes over an 🐓Everton side who sit 16th in the Premier League after picking up just one win from their last 11 top-flight matches under former ཧmanager Dyche.
Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman were placed in temporary c🤡harge after Dyche's🍷 dismissal for their FA Cup third round victory over Peterborough United on Thursday.
"It’s great to be back! I enjoyed 11 wonderful and successful years at Everton and d🔯idn’t hesitate when I was offered the opportunity to rejoin this great club," Moyes said in a club statement.
"I’m excite💫d to be working with Th⛦e Friedkin Group, and I am looking forward to helping them rebuild the club.
"Now we need Goodison and all Evertonians to play their part in getting behind the players in this import💧ant season so we can move into our fabulous new stadium as a Premieꦰr League team."
Announcements regarding Moyes' backroom coaching team at Everton "will foll꧃ow inඣ due course", according to the club.
Moye🍒s' first game in charge comes against Aston Villa next Wednesday at Goodison Park, before welcoming Tottenham to Merseyside four days later.
