Everton hero Joe Royle believes the current team are top four quality.

Everton host Liverpool tomorrow.

“If we can get a settled side – and I'm sure the manager has in mind what his best side is at the moment and what he would like to play – I think we have a great chance of challenging this year (for the top four)," Royle told talkSPORT.

“I looked at the start we had which included Southampton away, Man City, Spurs away, Chelsea – it looked a hard start.

“If you'd had told me at the start of the season that we were going to be fifth at this stage, I would gladly have accepted that."