Youngsters futures lie here!!

Manager David Moyes has stated that his young Blue Starlets will stay at Goodison Park....

Everton boss David Moyes insists Jack Rodwell's future lies at Goodison Park, depsite constant speculation surrounding the young midfielder.

The Blues manager told BBC Radio 5 Live's 'Sportsweek' programme that similarities between the emergence of Rodwell and Wayne Rooney six years ago cannot be drawn.

Moyes feels that the Club are in a much better position all-round than they were when Croxteth-born Rooney left for Manchester United in August 2004.

He said: "We weren't ready when Wayne came on the scene.

"We're ready for Jack Rodwell and our team is good enough to carry a Jack Rodwell and keep bigger suitors away."

"There's been quite a lot of attention towards Jack Rodwell for a while," Moyes continued.

"But strangely enough, it was Wayne that worried me a lot more. It doesn't worry me quite so much with Jack because we've been through it before."

Rodwell's Everton career has been hit by injury this season and seen him make only 14 league appearances. But he has scored three times in all competitions including the third goal in Saturday's victory over Manchester United and his manager feels he will only get better.

"The boy is going to be a good player in time but at this present time it's potential and we have to bring it along at the right pace.

"If Wayne was at Everton now I think it would be completely different. We're competing within Europe, we're trying to beat the top teams, we're at that end of the league.

"At the time Wayne came on the scene we were fifth or sixth off the bottom so it was a completely different Everton then to what it is now."

The other youngster who made a difference on Saturday Dan Gosling,tells of the great team spirit at the club...

Dan Gosling paid tribute to his teammates after another dramatic Goodison Park goal.

The midfielder came off the bench to put his side 2-1 up against Manchester United on Saturday with Jack Rodwell adding the third goal of a memorable win.

Gosling revealed that the squad has never been more together.

"It was a great team performance," he said.

"We've been on a good run, and it's nice to get the three points. We're missing a couple of big players, but we've all come together this week, we had a good week training - and it showed today.

"The key to it was hard work, run more than them and go at them, because we're a good team at home and away."