Anthony Gordon accepts he needs to fight for his place at Everton.
The midfielder made his debut as a 16 year-old two years ago.
And on his relationship with manager Marco Silva, he told the Liverpool Echo: "He doesn't really speak about it.
"He'll give me things to work on and tell me when I'm doing right or wrong. He just wants me to progress and keep getting better at the things he thinks I should be getting better at and it's all I want as well and I know my time will come if I keep doing that.
"I'm just trying to chip away, keep getting better and hopefully get closer and closer. And when my chance does come, I've got to take it, that's up to me, I can't depend on anyone else or the manager, that's up to me. I've got to play well enough to stay there."