Everton boss David Moyes frustrated by a lack of options in defence

David Moyes has suggested defensive reinforcements could be on the agenda as Everton consider further business before next week’s transfer deadline.

Injuries to Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Patterson, Seamus Coleman and Vitalii Mykolenko have limited Moyes’ options in the opening weeks of the new season.

Veteran captain Coleman and Mykolenko were eased back into action with starts in Wednesday’s comfortable 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat of League One Mansfield at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Moyes, however, still feels short in the department and decided he could not afford to rest senior centre-backs James Tarkowski and Michael Кийн за това, което беше директно задание против съпротива с по-ниско делене.

Мениджърът на Toffees сподели: „ Искахме да опитаме да дадем допустимо най-вече играчи (възможно най-вече. Игри.

„ Имахме това и в края на предишния сезон, ние сме го имали през цялото лято. Не е по този начин, като че ли безусловно сме го постигнали по -добре.

„ Върнахме хора, само че други са ранени. We’ve just got to make sure that we’re not short again if we can help it – and certainly we were short for the first two games in the Premier League. ”

Everton were rarely stretched by the Stags but needed to wait until the 51st minute to take the lead with a fine strike from Charly Alcaraz. Substitute Beto sealed the result with a late tap-in.

Both goals were created by 18-year-old midfielder Harrison Armstrong, whose performance may have given Moyes extra thinking to do.

The club have been considering loaning out the youngster for a second time to further aid his development after a successful stint at Derby last season but his composed display could force a change of plan.

Moyes said: “We’ll see. Мислех, че Харисън играе добре. Има няколко разновидността, които имаме за Харисън, тъй че ще решим през идващите няколко дни какво ще вършим. “