Everton boss Moyes confident he can replicate past success

Everton manager David Moyes said on Monday he was confident in his ability to lead the Merseyside club to better days again, almost 12 years after his first spell in charge during which they had their only top-four finish of the last 37 years.

Moyes spent 11 years at Goodison Park before moving to Manchester United in 2013. The 61-year-old Scot replaces Sean Dyche, who was sacked on Thursday hours before Everton beat third-tier Peterborough 2-0 in the FA Cup third round.

The Toffees, who stand 16th in the Premier League, host Aston Villa on Wednesday having won one of their last 11 league games and only three all season, leaving them a point above the relegation zone and prompting Dyche's exit.

Everton, under new American owners the Friedkin Group, have tasked Moyes with guiding the club through their next chapter, which includes avoiding the drop and overseeing the move to the new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium next season.

"I've had other opportunities, quite a few since leaving West Ham United and I didn't feel ready," Moyes, who left the London club by mutual consent at the end of last season, told reporters on Monday.

"But I always felt if this job came up - and I didn't expect it to - when I got asked it was too big of an opportunity to turn down. I want to show I can go again, I've got to try to prove myself again."

CUP FINAL

Everton had nine top-eight finishes under Moyes, who led them to the 2009 FA Cup final - their only showpiece match of the past 30 years, plus the Champions League qualifying rounds in 2005.

Additionally, the Scot helped secure European qualification four times in 11 years, a feat the club has only managed twice in the 12 years since. However, Moyes pointed out that Everton are quite different to the