Everton manager David Moyes is perhaps one of the best managers in the league and his hard work at Goodison Park often goes unnoticed. Despite a relatively small budget Moyes regularly ensures European football at Everton but this season they struggled at the beginning and some were even suggesting they could be involved in the relegation scrap.

Injuries have had a big part to play in Everton’s under-performing but the squad is starting to return to full fitness. Spanish midfield star Mikel Arteta returned as a late substitute in their win over Sunderland on Wednesday and his return could be vital. Arteta, as far as I’m concerned, is the best player in the Everton line-up and his absence has really been felt in the blue half of Merseyside – his return could well prove vital for Moyes’ hopes for the season.
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Bolton’s new boss Owen Coyle could hardly have been handed a trickier first fixture with his new club – a home tie against an in-form Arsenal side. The Gunners ran out deserved 2-0 winners but there were some encouraging signs to take away from the home side’s display.

Under previous boss Gary Megson Bolton offered very little in attack and were a very one-dimensional side. The Wanderers played route-one football, set-pieces seemed to be the only way they knew how to score (16 of 26 goals so far from dead ball situations) but against Arsenal there were plenty of chances from open play. Indeed, if Matt Taylor or Ivan Klasnic had been a little more clinical the score-line could have been very different.
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Over the past couple of seasons one striker has really shone out in the Bundesliga – Wolfsburg’s Bosnian international Edin Dzeko.

Dzeko is a big imposing striker whose physical presence is a problem for defenders trying to mark him, but he is also blessed with some near skills. In some respects he reminds me a little of Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, which isn’t a bad thing at all. At Wolfsburg his goals per game ratio is around one in two, which is a very impressive statistic and he formed a great partnership with strike partner Grafite during the last campaign.
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