Everton chief David Moyes urged Andrew Johnson to ditch the nice guy routine and become Everton's penalty box pest once again.

Johnson has struggled for form recently and has not scored since netting in consecutive games against Sunderland and Fiorentina in March, but Moyes believes there were positives to take from his performance against Aston Villa last weekend.

"I thought he came back a bit better than he has been in the second half against Villa," Moyes told the Liverpool Echo. "The signs were encouraging, he was sharp and we hope that can continue until the end of the season as he is due a goal.

"We like what Andy does for us and we want him to continue doing that. He works hard for everyone but maybe he needs to remonstrate a bit more when decisions go against him. Saying nothing is obviously not working."