Everton U23 coach David Unsworth is convinced several of his players can make a first team step up.

Everton were crowned Prem 2 title winners this week.

Unsworth wrote for Goal: “I firmly believe – and the Club's ethos supports this – that we will produce more players equipped for first-team football if they grow up in a winning side and learn and train in a high-performance environment.

“We are very honest with the players and put great demands on them in training every day. Managing or coaching a group of young footballers comes with a responsibility to help every individual reach their potential.

“The overarching objective is to develop players capable of thriving in senior football.

“Every player from our Under-23 group which won Premier League 2 in 2016-17 is earning a very good living from the game and Tom Davies and Jonjoe Kenny have 129 Everton appearances between them."