Everton defender Johnny Heitinga is delighted to have finished the season above Liverpool.

Though the finish wasn't enough to secure Europa League football, the Dutchman believes the Blues should be proud of their effort.

"It's been a perfect week," Heitinga told evertontv. "We're above Liverpool so everybody's happy. I'm happy, the team is happy and I think all the fans are happy.

"I think we played quite well. We had two early goals which helped us of course. But there was only one team which deserved to win and that was us.

"It's important we finished above Liverpool because we know the history, we know it's only happened twice in the last 20 years, so we're happy. We're happy with the season and hopefully we can start better next season."