Everton defender Yerry Mina is still waiting to make his debut for Marco Silva’s side.
Keane struggled during his first season at Everton, but he has been much improved this time around.
The England international centre-back was in fine form yesterday, as Everton picked up a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.
And Keane believes that the consistency of his partnership with Kurt Zouma is helping him improve.
“It’s been good to play alongside him,” Keane said. “We’ve had a bit of consistency now and it’s showing.
“It’s two clean sheets and three wins in a row, so we’ve got to be happy with that and we know there’s strong competition and that we need to be on it every game.
“I feel like that’s pushing us on to do better.
“We’ve got to keep going and see how far that can take us.”
Silva now has a selection dilemma on his hands, with Mina returning to fitness.
Mina was a big money signing for Everton this summer, but injury has meant he has been sidelined throughout his time at Goodison Park so far.
Mina is back off the treatment table now, but Everton are coping well without him.
And with Keane and Zouma’s partnership looking so strong, Mina may have to bide his time before breaking into Silva’s side for the first time.
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