Source: Liverpool_Echo
Jack Rodwell sets sights on top five after Man United victory: Everton FC latest
Jack Rodwell[LNB]EVERTON teenager Jack Rodwell believes the Blues' growing string of top four scalps means a top five finish is not beyond them.[LNB]The 18-year-old midfielder, who scored a fine individual goal to cement Everton's 3-1 victory over Manchester United, feels that the confidence in the Toffees camp has never been higher.[LNB]Rodwell, who was joined on the scoresheet by fellow substitute Dan Gosling, said: 'We've beaten Man City, Chelsea and now Man United. We've had some great results at home and the confidence is brilliant. I really think we can go and do good things this season.[LNB]'Just to get on against United was great but to score and beat them was the icing on the cake. Mikel played a lovely ball into me and I looked up and thought 'There's a lot of space here'. Louis was pulling off and I thought 'I'm one on one with the defender, all I have to do is take it past him', which I did and luckily got the goal.[LNB]'Mikel Arteta was amazing against United and he's been out for a year. Who knows where we'd have been with him? Jagielka hasn't played and he was our best player last season. The future really is bright for Everton at the moment.'[LNB]The England Under-21 star has been kept out of the team by a combination of injury and Marouane Fellaini's emergence in the midfield holding role. But he feels the Belgian's six-month lay-off with a damaged ankle will offer him a way back into the first team.[LNB]He said: 'Sometimes you get your chances from other people's injuries, which is unfortunate for them but you've got to take that chance.[LNB]'I've been working hard in training, keeping my head down and hopefully I'll get a run in the back end of the season.[LNB]'I've been out for six weeks and it was really frustrating. It's hard to get back in the team now but I'm focused and that's what I intend to do.'
