Everton legend Tim Cahill hopes every fan of the club can unite after the departure of manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Toffees supporters had expected Ancelotti to stay at the club for the long term, as he had promised he would be in charge when they moved to their new stadium.

But the lure of a return to Real Madrid proved too much for Ancelotti, who departed and signed with Real on Tuesday.

Following the shock news, Cahill tweeted: "Have to say after spending time with Carlo Ancelotti and the team for sometime and seeing the way he works I could see that the club was heading in the right direction.

"To see him go is sad as I know how much the fans liked him. "One thing we do as Blues is we stick together."