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Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell is optimistic about the Toffees' future, after a summer where the club held on to centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite and with their new stadium Bramley-Moore Dock preparing to open at the end of the season.

Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell has lept to the defence of manager Sean Dyche, saying the Toffees boss “is working under very difficult circumstances” after the club’s worst start to a league season since 1958.

Sean Dyche has called on his attacking stars to play their role in helping to prevent leads from slipping away from his Everton side. Stephy Mavididi’s second half equaliser prevented the Blues from a vital win over Leicester City and marked the fourth consecutive match in which Everton had failed to turn a lead into a win.

BBC Radio Merseyside sat down for an exclusive interview with Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell and he sought to reassure fans that work was being done behind the scenes to help the Blues climb the table.