"It's OK to say [it's because] I've come in, but I think the whole club and the players have had a lift from new ownership and the thought of a new stadium."

Moyes has galvanised Everton since his January reappointment, lifting the mood at the training ground and in the stands on matchdays

David Moyes has admitted he felt some trepidation about the prospect of relegation from the Premier League after his return to Goodison Park to manage Everton.