Everton fullback Djibril Sidibe is ready to face Manchester United attacker Anthony Martial today.

The pair are former AS Monaco teammates.

“There might be a bit of chat and mickey-taking! You'll say things like: 'You're doing well at the moment, take it easy today and in the next match you can really go for it!" he joked.

On the pitch, Sidibe is also more than prepared to put his friendship with his former team-mate aside as Carlo Ancelotti's men seek to climb into the top half of the table and boost their hopes of qualifying for European football.

“The biggest thing as a defender is to win your first one-to-one, that first individual battle," he added.

“If you go in reasonably hard then psychologically you've made your mark. Establishing yourself with that first challenge means they'll know you mean business.

“But Anthony is more experienced now than he was at Monaco. He has an increased level of responsibility with Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba all missing.

“And I think he's an even bigger danger now and threat than he was then because of his Premier League experience.

“He's up against me. I've been alongside him with the national team as well so I know just what a handful he can be."