Former Everton defender Matt Jackson is backing Leighton Baines to make a success of his return to Goodison Park.

Everton's FA Cup winning full-back, Matt Jackson, spent six years with Baines at Wigan and believes his stature should not be an issue.

"He just needs a run in the first team and the chance to show what a good player he is," Jackson told the Liverpool Echo. "I must have played more than 100 games with Leighton, and I can honestly say we never had a single problem defensively with anyone outjumping him and he was never beaten once at the far post.

"He was left out for the game at Stoke recently, presumably because of Stoke's height, but then Everton got done at two set pieces anyway.

"It's something people talk about because it seems obvious, but at the same time it's his all-round quality which should count."