Stones missed the clashes with West Brom and Liverpool prior to the worldwide break before dropping out of contention for England’s Euro 2016 qualifiers with Estonia and Lithuania.
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Everton’s first half was frankly an embarrassment for all Evertonians, and the blues manager Roberto Martinez himself has labelled it “pedestrian”.
“If you want my thoughts, I would prefer it if Wayne Rooney doesn’t play”.
Baines has yet to play for Everton this season because of an ankle injury sustained on the eve of the new campaign.
Martinez speaking to the official site:”I wouldn’t want to think the emotion of the day got to the players”.
For similar reasons the Everton manager is not paying too much attention to United’s last result either, describing the 3-0 mauling at Arsenal as “a hiccup”.
When asked about managerial sackings at a press conference, the Everton manager told reporters: “I always felt that we were unique in the British game in that the figure of the manager was very different to anywhere else in world football”.
“I think two weeks is probably the right period of time that he needs to work in order to come back really strong and be able to stay fit for the rest of the season”.
“They have got a settled starting eleven”.
The England captain returns to his first club with Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.
– Roberto Martinez’s side have only won one of their last six at Goodison Park (D2 L3).
Everton are unbeaten in seven games and they are looking for a fourth win in five over Manchester United when Louis van Gaal’s men visit Goodison on Saturday afternoon.
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– Gareth Barry will become only the second player to make 550 Premier League starts if he is named in the eleven in this game.
