Rooney: Everton need to show fight in 'massive' Burnley game

Wayne Rooney has called on his boyhood club Everton to come out fighting as they head to face relegation rivals Burnley on Wednesday in a game that could go a long way to deciding their Premier League future.

Frank Lampard insisted he saw enough from Everton's 2-1 defeat at West Ham on Super Sunday to suggest they can climb away from relegation trouble.

Goals from Aaron Cresswell and Jarrod Bowen, either side of a Mason Holgate equaliser, condemned the travel-sick Toffees to another defeat on the road.

Everton, who have been playing at the top level continuously since 1954, remain just one place above the drop zone and face a huge match against fellow strugglers Burnley on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports.

Rooney says Everton, for whom he scored 28 goals in 117 appearances across two spells, must show fight in order to avoid yet another away league defeat at Turf Moor.

Rooney said on Monday Night Football. "I got approached by Everton to do an interview for the manager's job - as I've said before - and I'm at Derby. I'm still learning and I felt it wasn't the right time. Frank has gone in there and it's a tough job where they've been all season.

"I didn't feel Rafa (Benitez) was the right fit for Everton coming in. That didn't work out and the players have lost confidence.

"Since Frank has come in, he's tried to create a mentality in the players but the damage has already been done in the early part of the season.

"It's how they crawl themselves out of that. They've got a massive game on Wednesday away to Burnley and I feel it's a must win.

"I'm very worried [as a supporter]. It was a better performance against West Ham but once you're in that run of form and you find things difficult - you look at the second goal where