Everton’s Gueye desperate to add goals to his game

Idrissa Gueye may have become a permanent fixture in Ronald Koeman’s Everton side, but the midfielder says he still has much to improve on.

Gueye signed for the Toffees from Aston Villa in the summer, a move which raised eyebrows considering they went down with such a whimper last season.

But the 27-year-old has become a firm fans favourite, forcing his way into the starting 11 at the expense of Republic of Ireland international James McCarthy, and former Manchester United man Tom Cleverley.

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However, Gueye is not yet content and wants to start adding more goals to his game – as he is yet to find the net for his new club in 13 matches.

“I know I need to score because when you are in midfield you have to do your job and score some goals. I work on that every day after training,” he said.

“Of course, the manager tells me every day to go forward [when possible], to try to press and score a goal, so I try to do it.

“I normally score one or two goals [a season] and, if I can do that, it will be good for me. But if Romelu [Lukaku] and other players are scoring and we win the game, that’s the most important thing.”