Everton defender Michael Keane admits manager Marco Silva is demanding the players be in top physical shape.

Keane reckons that he and his Blues team-mates are benefitting from a pre-season of sessions under Silva.

He told evertonfc.com: "The manager is very hands-on.

“He does everything himself. He is tactically very good and I think he's got us very fit over pre-season.

“I think our results weren't the best over pre-season but the opening day was the one that mattered and our fitness levels were really good. I think that's testament to him and the staff for the training we've done.

“I think all the lads are loving the training – it's exciting, it's fun but also it's very tactical which is what you need.

“He wants us to try to win the ball in the opponents' half and keep them under pressure. It's obviously more difficult to do that with 10 men, sometimes you've just got to shuffle and keep your shape but I think you'll see more of that from us in the future."