Everton has nine league titles, the last in 1987, less than half the 20 each of Liverpool and Manchester United, and in 2023 was threatened with relegation until the season's final day. It has long been its city's second-biggest team, Everton's blue outnumbered by Liverpool's red.

City’s Elite Development Squad will face AS Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig and Real Madrid in the Premier League International Cup. Ben Wilkinson’s Under-21s have been drawn in Group A,

Rotherham United have signed Everton forward Martin Sherif on a season-long loan. The 19-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for the Toffees. Sherif scored 21 goals in 48 appearances in the U18 Premier League, and also has five goals in Premier League 2 for Everton U21s.

The opening weekend of Premier League action delivered plenty of good news for the title contenders, while European action takes center stage midweek as a handful of teams inch closer to booking their spots in the UEFA Champions League.

The season has properly got underway for both the Under 21s and Under 18s at Everton. Last week saw the fine away victory for the U21s and they maintained their 100% record on Monday night against Blackburn Rovers with a 1-0 victory. Meanwhile, the U18s got started with a narrow 0-1 home defeat to Manchester United last Saturday.