Moyes Reveals Cup Goal as Everton Approach His 592nd Match

Everton manager David Moyes spoke about his club's cup ambitions in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports. Everton are seventh in the Premier League. If they beat Coventry at home on Friday, they could move above Liverpool into fifth place. The team have also reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup by beating Fleetwood.

Moyes said the quarter-final news was welcome. He noted that every Evertonian wants a cup run and reminded everyone that the club have been far from lifting trophies in recent years. He said his expectation is for the team to be a side that can challenge its rivals.

The summer was difficult. The sale of Iliman Ndiaye and the failure to make the signings the club wanted by the end of the transfer window had reduced optimism at the start of the season. Moyes openly accepted this, but stressed that the autumn has gone better. He said the players deserve a great deal of credit for getting the team to this point.

When Moyes returned to the club last year, Everton were in serious decline. The manager has restored stability to the club and raised standards again. Next month, with his second spell, he will become Everton's longest-serving manager on his own, behind only Roberto Martinez. On Friday at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, he will take charge of his 592nd match across both spells. That figure would equal the record of Harry Catterick, who won the league title twice.

Moyes said he has faced more than 300 managers during his career, sharing the field with many names from Sir Bobby Robson to Mikel Arteta. On Monday, his side beat Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle. Moyes also said that reaching the top is not easy, and that staying there requires a separate set of skills.