Vitalii Mykolenko's perfect Everton example will be in the dugout and not on the pitch

Rafa Benitez’s sacking and Duncan Ferguson’s appointment as caretaker manager have understandably dominated the build-up to Everton’s game with Aston Villa on Saturday.

But the fixture is also a tale of three left-backs.

Leighton Baines – along with John Ebbrell – is of course stepping up from his role with the Blues youngsters to assist Ferguson.