Manchester United showdown can’t come soon enough for Everton FC’s Leighton Baines

TODAY'S mouthwatering lunchtime showdown at Goodison can't come soon enough for Leighton Baines.The Everton left-back admits he's been counting down the days until the clash with Manchester United from the moment he walked off the Villa Park turf 13 days ago.That harsh 1-0 defeat condemned the Blues to their worst start in the league for 11 years and the international break meant Baines and his team-mates had plenty of time to rue their misfortune.Since the Everton squad was reunited on Thursday, the 25-year-old defender has sensed a burning desire to get their campaign up and running. 'It was a frustrating day at Villa and the break wasn't what we wanted,' Baines said. 'After a game like that you want the next match to come along as soon as possible.'I can't wait to get back out there and hopefully now we can get on a good run and put some points on the board.'It's been good to welcome all the lads back and everyone is upbeat. Performance wise everything has been fine but our results haven't reflected that.'It's not like we're shipping loads of goals or have been getting dominated by teams. We've been the dominant team in all the games we've played.'Nobody is sitting around worrying and thinking 'how are we going to win a game?' We've just been questioning why we haven't so far because we're playing well enough and doing the right things.'There's no need for any panic and I'm sure it will come together sooner rather than later.'

Source: Liverpool_Echo