Idrissa Gueye is delighted counting on Seamus Coleman as his Everton captain.

Coleman, 34, penned a new one-year deal with Everton last week.

Speaking to evertonfc.com, Gueye said: "I love him! Seamus, for me, is unique. Sometimes, I try to be more like him.

"I know I'm not perfect. Sometimes I can be sad, and in those situations, I keep myself to myself sometimes, rather than speaking out.

"Seamus is never like that; he always has the right words for the situation. He knows when to talk harder to bring everyone together, and he knows when he doesn't need to do that.

"He's not just shouting in the dressing room every time; no, he talks when he needs to talk. Sometimes in football and in life, people want to be loudest in the room, but Seamus talks when he feels like he needs to and he has something to say.

"It's completely natural with him. I've never seen it in any other person I've met in my life."