Louis Saha has suggested that Everton dropping down to the Championship could actually prove to be a positive for his former club in the long run.
Fears over the Toffees dropping to the second tier for the first time since 1954 were heightened in midweek as they suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat at the hands of Burnley. A draw at Turf Moor would have put Everton in the driving seat fr survival but Maxwell Cornet’s winner mean they sit just one point above the bottom three with a daunting run of fixtures to come.
That gruelling schedule kicks off this weekend with Frank Lampard’s side welcoming Manchester United to Goodison Park with both sides desperate for all three points. The loss at Burnley has piled the pressure on Lampard, who has failed to arrest the slump which started under Rafa Benitez.
