Manuel Pellegrini saw something at Everton that may have been missing until now – BELIEF!

The first three points were such a relief for everybody associated with the club but there had been so much loose chat about the Pellegrini system that a shadow had undoubtedly been thrown over things.

But the manager never doubted as he continued to drill his ways into the players heads and suddenly the rewards started to appear.

Despite being sixty five years young the Chilean boss reckons he is still learning and the process ahead of grabbing that first win was one of those learning curves.

He said:  “I think it is in those moments that you have to grow as a manager. It’s very easy to think or say that we must change everything.

It’s more difficult to try to continue believing in the way you work when the results are not what you want or not what you expected.”

His attitude has clearly rubbed off on the players and he said: “I saw the players all week that I know, with their experience, they believe in what we are doing and they trust, and I’m happy with how they showed that.”