Steven Naismith insists Everton can handle the absence of Ross Barkley.
Barkley suffered a tear to the medial ligament in his right knee in training on Friday and initial scan results on Saturday morning led manager Roberto Martinez to say his rising star could miss between seven weeks and five months.
"Everybody was ready for the game, people weren't thinking 'Oh no, Ross isn't playing, it's going to be a disaster'," said Naismith after their 2-2 draw at Leicester City.
"If you look at our bench, we've got Leon Osman and Kevin Mirallas. These guys are well established players who missed out. We've definitely got enough players to cover it and excel in those positions as well."
