Marco Silva has been sacked as Everton manager after 18 months with the club in the Premier League relegation zone. David Moyes is understood to be a frontrunner to succeed Silva on an interim basis at Goodison Park, having had a successful spell there himself from 2002-13.
Silva was relieved of his duties after the 5-2 derby defeat at Liverpool, which left Everton with one win from six league matches. The Portuguese admitted after the game that his team had not been good enough, brave enough or strong enough.
Silva made four £20m-plus signings last summer in André Gomes, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Moise Kean and Alex Iwobi but the team – not helped by injuries – have struggled. Everton finished eighth in their only full season under Silva, who has also managed Hull and Watford in England.
Moyes’s most recent job as a manager was at West Ham, whom he left in May 2018 after his six-month deal expired. He took over there with the club in the relegation places and led them to safety. Tim Cahill being considered as an assistant to the former Manchester United manager.
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