Defender John Stones has revealed David Unsworth as his mentor at Everton.

Stones has emerged as one of the finest young defenders in England over the past 12 months but he still has a long way to go in order to match the achievement of Toffees legend Unsworth.

Unsworth has worked closely with Stones at Everton in recent times and the centre-back has now revealed that the club's U21 manager hands him valuable advice after every game.

"Unsy sits in the stand and watches every game so when I come in the day after, he has always got a word for me," said Stones.

"It may be something positionally - Unsy spots it if I'm marking the wrong side. It's great for me tactically. He'll tell me what I'm doing right, what I'm doing wrong."