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Although it came only seven days on from Frank Lampard's first game in charge as Everton boss, Saturday’s clash with Leeds United felt like a crucial fixture early into his tenure as manager.

The lacklustre defeat to Newcastle United four days earlier revealed the magnitude of the task on Lampard’s hands, and fears of being sucked into a relegation dogfight had never felt more prevalent.

However, an outstanding victory for the Toffees has eased those fears.

And the manner of the win has raised confidence within the Everton camp that they’ll have enough with Lampard at the helm to veer clear of the division's bottom three in the coming months.

From the outset on Saturday, Leeds struggled to handle the intensity at which the Toffees started, a point captured by the fact Lampard’s men had hit five unanswered shots inside the opening 15 minutes, one of which being Seamus Coleman’s crucial opening goal of the game.

This start set the tone for the full 90 minutes as Everton pressed and harried their visitors with an unrelenting pace.

Goodison Park came alive in response, having been starved of such intensity for pretty much