'Maybe that’s the way' - Farhad Moshiri sent blunt Frank Lampard and Everton relegation message

Former Everton striker Louis Saha believes it would be “a really silly move” for Farhad Moshiri to sack Frank Lampard and has warned “this club is not a casino.” Reports have claimed that Lampard’s position could already be under threat despite the 43-year-old having only been appointed on January 31 with Mr Moshiri travelling up to Finch Farm for his unveiling.

Everton’s Monaco-based owner sacked Rafa Benitez following a 2-1 defeat to basement club Norwich City and the Blues, who host Manchester United on Saturday, have subsequently lost under Lampard to Newcastle United and Burnley, who were both in the relegation zone at the time. If results don’t go their way this weekend they could be in the bottom three themselves by the time they next take to the field against Leicester City on April 20.

Saha has poured scorn over suggestions that Lampard could be dismissed though and told BoyleSports Football: “It's unlikely. I think it will be a really silly move and will show that the board has made a mistake again. They’ve made some bad mistakes. I come back to Lucas Digne, getting rid of him was a really bad move as he provided for the strikers.

“I really love this club and it's got all the potential in the world to do amazing things. You see Leicester, West Ham and other clubs doing well, I just don’t understand it. It’s not a matter of the player or managers, it’s something else. But eight games is not enough for any manager to come as this club is not a casino. It needs structure, but if the club goes down for some restoration, maybe that’s the way.”

Lampard has lost seven of his nine Premier League games in charge of Everton and Saha admits he’d have preferred to have seen his former Manchester United team-mate Wayne