Everton manager David Moyes admits his long injury list has started to get him down after the latest setback to captain Phil Neville.

Everton would be champions of England and Europe if teams were judged on spirit alone, according to manager David Moyes.

Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta has been ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing a cruciate ligament in his right knee against Newcastle yesterday.

Everton manager David Moyes has a 30-strong list of strikers to work from in the January transfer window but he is resigned to Henrik Larsson not being the man to meet the club's desperate need for firepower.

Hughes warns off agents interfering in transfer dealings

The club's manager Mark Hughes has delivered a further warning from the club that he will not tolerate the unsolicited involvement of agents as his club prepare to spend in the transfer window next month. "You will find there are a lot of people jumping into the middle of deals that involve Manchester City and announcing themselves as representing someone," Hughes said.

Former Celtic and Manchester United star Henrik Larsson would consider a return to the Barclays Premier League amid reports he is a target for injury-ravaged Everton.

Stuart Pearce is determined to take the likes of Theo Walcott and Gabriel Agbonlahor to the European Under-21 Championships next summer – even if it stokes up further club-versus-country conflict.

Ashley Young is backing his Aston Villa team-mate Gabriel Agbonlahor to "make a big impact" if he finally makes his England debut in tomorrow's friendly international with Germany in Berlin. Young, who is also in the squad, has already made two substitute appearances for his country but Agbonlahor is still waiting to make the breakthrough.