Everton won against Manchester City in the Premier League at the weekend.
Former Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion forward Garth Crooks has praised Everton midfielder Tom Davies on BBC Sport.
Crooks was impressed with the performance of Davies for Everton against Manchester City at the weekend.
The 18-year-old midfielder started the Premier League game at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon and played for the entire 90 minutes.
The talented and promising teenager played well against the Citizens and scored in the 79th minute, as the Toffees registered a resounding 4-0 victory.
Former Tottenham and West Brom forward Crooks has included Davies in his BBC Team of the Week.
The former Stoke City man, though, does not think that Davies is the next Wayne Rooney, who came through the Everton youth academy and is now at Manchester United.
“This was a massive result for Everton manager Ronald Koeman, particularly after his side’s ignominious FA Cup exit,” Crooks wrote on BBC Sport. “I said a few weeks ago that something wasn’t quite right at Goodison Park and it probably needed something from the January transfer window to fix it.
“In the meantime, Koeman has put his faith in a teenager by the name of Tom Davies. A young, local lad whose performance against Manchester City was way beyond his years.
“Everton have a history of unearthing local talent and, although I don’t see a Wayne Rooney, I do see a player who has blue blood running through his veins.”
Everton are seventh in the Premier League table at the moment with 33 points from 21 matches, 11 points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.
The Merseyside outfit will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on London club Crystal Palace away from home at Selhurst Park in the Premier League.
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