Pranav Shahaney

Fri 27 October 2023 15:10, UK

Everton defender Michael Keane proved that he’s no longer capable of being a first-team regular after his display v Liverpool.

While he did not start the game, he was brought off the bench to add some defensive solidity to the side and failed to keep the Reds attacker at bay.

He also conceded a penalty by committing as obvious a handball as one was ever likely to see and instead of protesting his innocence, he appeared to tell the referee why the right decision was made.

Keane also got dribbled past [Sofascore] in the 45 minutes he was on the pitch and it wasn’t a game that he will be fondly remembering.

Even defensively, apart from making a tackle and interception, he did not really do too much and that will have worried Sean Dyche a great deal.

There’s a good chance that he tells the Toffees board to cash in on him in January as he’s homegrown so could garner interest in some Premier League sides.

This can also give them funds to bring in someone better than him and perhaps younger so that he’s there for the longer term.

Since taking over, Dyche is unlikely to have found too much in Keane’s game to be impressed with and thus will look to wield the axe from his squad on him if given the chance.

Whether or not it is what happens remains to be seen, but fans are unlikely to miss his services a great deal.

In other Everton news, a BBC pundit believes that a first-team player may have upset the rest of the dressing room after what he did and said recently.