Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford says no-one is spared from his hairdryer.

Everton's new £25 million goalkeeper broke a 20-year club record in midweek with his third clean sheet on the trot.

He said: “You'll see I'm always demanding that the ball be kept as far away as possible from me.

“If we do that, then I don't have to make saves. It's all about talking – and making saves. I'm always talking to the lads in front of me.

“It was something Mark Prudhoe, the goalkeeping coach at Sunderland, drilled into me.

“He was great. He used to ring with advice – and I'd always listen. He told me never to keep quiet on the pitch.

“I have to keep organising. It's natural to me. It's why when I went on loan, at 17, I did it straightaway. As a keeper, it's part of the job.

“If you're keeping quiet then you are making problems for yourself.

“If you do it in the right way and the lads know what to expect, it will work."