Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton FC boss David Moyes backs Mikel Arteta to rediscover top form
Mikel Arteta 300[LNB]DAVID MOYES has backed Mikel Arteta to rediscover the form which made him one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.[LNB]The Spaniard is back in contention for Everton's Boxing Day show-down with Birmingham City after completing a three-game suspension, and has been challenged to raise his game after a below-par start to the season.[LNB]Moyes has not ruled out keeping Arteta, 28, on the bench for Sunday's game, after the impressive central midfield performance of Marouane Fellaini and Jack Rodwell during the Blues 2-1 win over Manchester City on Monday. but the Everton boss insists that the Basque's quality is permanent, and will inevitably see back to his best before long.[LNB]The Toffees tied Arteta down to a new five-year-deal this summer despite interest from several big clubs, and Moyes was delighted to retain the long-term services of his playmaker.[LNB] He said: 'I don't think Mikel has had the best start, and he'd be the first to admit that. He hasn't started as well as he finished last season, but we need him to come back to form. We were determined to keep him in the face of a lot of interest in the summer, and we fought tooth and nail to keep him at the club.[LNB]'It was what all the supporters wanted us to do.[LNB]'Maybe because of that Mikel is carrying a lot of expectation on his shoulders, but he's a big part of how we go forward.[LNB]'I haven't noticed a change in him. I'm trying to find reasons for his form not being so good.
