Everton hammered Cardiff City 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Everton boss Marco Silva has told BBC Sport that he thinks Gylfi Sigurdsson will be playing with more confidence in his next game – which just happens to be against Liverpool.
The Toffees travelled down to South Wales on Tuesday night to take on Cardiff City, with Silva in desperate need of a strong performance and result.
Silva had suffered three straight defeats ahead of a break of more than two weeks, with Everton needing to show a real response.
They certainly got one, with Seamus Coleman teeing up Sigurdsson for the opener, before the Icelandic ace smashed home a second after the break.
Idrissa Gueye set up Dominic Calvert-Lewin to seal a 3-0 win, handing Everton an away win and a clean sheet ahead of the weekend game against city rivals Liverpool.
After some major criticism in recent weeks, Sigurdsson hit back with a fine brace as the ex-Swansea City hero enjoyed a dream return to South Wales.
After the game, boss Silva praised him for his hard work, and predicted that Sigurdsson will be playing with more confidence against Liverpool off the back of his goals on Tuesday night, with Everton needing him to turn in a strong performance against the Reds.
“He’s a worker, a part of his qualities is that he’s a player who works hard every time, and he deserved the goals because I’m sure in the next game we’ll see a Gylfi Sigurdsson playing with more confidence,” said Silva.
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