Anthony Gordon scored a hat-trick as Everton showed hints that its attacking unit might be gaining a greater understanding in Sydney.
The 21-year-old was the last player to leave a training session on Tuesday night as he waited until every one of the supporters invited to watch had had the opportunity to speak to him. Twenty four hours later he was saving his best until last again as he cut inside from the left and fired in a right-footed effort to seal a 5-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers.
It was a comfortable game for the Blues on the banks of the Parramatta River but there were glimpses of the development of relationships between the front men that supporters crave. And by the end, five of the Under-21s had joined Isaac Price on the pitch - Tom Cannon scoring a goal that was made at Finch Farm and which rounded off a positive trip for Frank Lampard.
