David Moyes is up there

          Moyes’s anger with that defeat dripped from every line of his programme notes. “The players were told in no uncertain terms after the game against Wigan that it was unacceptable,’ Moyes told the fans. In many cases we lacked the attitude and determination that has to be shown every time they pull on a royal blue jersey.” It showed how much his players respect, possibly even fear, their demanding manager that they responded instantly, energy replacing lethargy, giving a powerful performance with 11 men and then with 10 when Steven Pienaar was sent off after an hour.Fellaini played well here, not in the class of Victor Anichebe, Leon Osman or particularly Seamus Coleman, but the Belgian clearly had his fire reignited by Moyes. Everton’s manager had made his players aware that they had let the fans down, that they owed the crowd a performance.Coleman kept pushing down the right, setting up Osman’s gem of a goal.The tone of increased intensity in seeking possession, albeit excessively at times, was set by Marouane Fellaini for an early clattering of James Milner. It had been Fellaini’s alarming diffidence, almost disinterest, against Wigan that Moyes was probably thinking of when questioning some of his playersattitude in printVictor Anichebe bustled with intent, troubling Matija Nastasic. Even Moyes’s wooly cardigan could not soften the image of a team ambushing the opposition. He lived every incident, sharing the game with his players. His vicarious immersion in their exertion was total