New signing Kevin Mirallas is looking forward to helping Everton enjoy a successful season after joining from Olympiacos.

The Toffees confirmed the capture of the Belgium international on a four-year contract after agreeing an undisclosed fee with the Greek side.

And the versatile forward, who has been handed the number 11 shirt, told evertontv: "I am very happy because Everton is a big club and for me it's a very good opportunity.

"I've known Everton have been following me for a while and after talking with the manager I decided coming to Everton was the best opportunity for me.

"I know this is a great club with great supporters and a club that has the ability win a lot of games in the Premier League. That's why I came.''

The 24-year-old scored 20 goals in Greece last season, having previously played in France for St Etienne and Lille, and has netted five times in 28 appearances for his country.

His signing was completed too late to feature in Monday's clash with Manchester United, when the Toffees will be looking to buck the trend of recent seasons by getting their campaign off to a strong start.

David Moyes' side finished seventh in the Barclays Premier League table last season but their European hopes were all but scuppered by their familiar poor early form.

And striker Victor Anichebe told Press Association Sport: "We always finish the season really strong so if we can start well this year then you never know where that will take us. We're certainly looking to start better than we have done.

"I don't think we should expect anything, just play and then we'll see where we are. But Everton's a big club and should be finishing in the top half of the table, and I'm sure we will.''

The Toffees have taken points off Sir Alex Ferguson's side in each of the past four years, including in last season's remarkable 4-4 draw at Old Trafford.

Anichebe said: "It's always a tough game against them but we're at our home ground, our fans really get behind us so it's going to be a great opening fixture for the club and the players. Hopefully we can get a great result.''

As well as Mirallas, Everton have secured the permanent return of midfielder Steven Pienaar from Tottenham along with Steven Naismith's arrival from Rangers and both should be involved.

Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney is aiming to have as much fun in his second decade as a Premier League player as he did in his first.

It is amazing to think 10 years have passed since Rooney made his top-flight bow as a raw 16-year-old for Everton against Tottenham.

That Rooney should be heading back to Goodison Park to mark the occasion seems somehow fitting, even if the reception he gets from the supporters he has always considered himself one of tends to be less than friendly these days.

With four Premier League titles and a Champions League winners' medal to show for his time at Manchester United, Rooney has no need to justify why he left the Toffees just two years after that momentous debut.

But he realises there is much more to achieve.

"I'm still fairly young,'' he said. "I feel young anyway.

"It's great to have played in the Premier League for 10 years.

"It's an exciting league and I still feel exactly the same about my football as I did when I made my debut.

"It does feel like a long time ago, though.

"I just hope I can play for another 10 years and have as much enjoyment as I did in my first 10.''

Rooney should get more pleasure now he can count last season's Golden Boot winner Robin van Persie amongst his team-mates.

Van Persie's arrival has livened up the atmosphere around Old Trafford after three years of seeing all the marquee players land at Manchester City.

Not that everything is rosy for Sir Alex Ferguson amid reports that Rio Ferdinand is set for an extended period on the sidelines after picking up a training ground injury.

With Jonny Evans, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling also sidelined, Michael Carrick seems certain to partner skipper Nemanja Vidic in central defence.

And Vidic's fitness cannot be taken for granted as he only made his comeback from major knee surgery a fortnight ago.

Rafael is set to be handed the right-back berth even though he did not feature at all during pre-season as he was part of the Brazil squad that failed to land that elusive Olympic gold medal.



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a broken leg today!

go go go go! United

Una be fool: go go go go! United

na 3 trophies wey dey carry dis season. Ntin less!

Na when bayern go play on saturday and i no see am for front page na then una go see my true colour @mukina2 . Imagine a whole barca play ball yesterday and e no reach front page but na useless liverpool wey don die since na them dey carry put for front page .

mukina2: a broken leg today!

Bad belle

RVP may take a while to blend into United's more aggressive style.
The good part is that he has got Rooney et. al to do most of the running around for him. All he needs do is stay up front 'n score.

Homar: Na when bayern go play on saturday and i no see am for front page na then una go see my true colour @mukina2 . Imagine a whole barca play ball yesterday and e no reach front page but na useless liverpool wey don die since na them dey carry put for front page .

you sound like some1 that just arrived from the moon. are you not a witness to the humiliation of your WHOLE BARCA BY THE TEN MEN CHELSEA IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR HOME FANS or WHERE U NOT THERE WHEN BUYERN WAS MADE ORDINARY BY THE CURRENT EUROPEAN WAR LORDS.
pls when next u want to comment/praise these two teams, check if chelsea fans are around. let their news go to back pages because they are not what ppl tot.


@topic,
howard webb officiated yesterday so i want to believe he will not be part of the man u team today.

mukina2: a broken leg today!

Back to sender

chelseabmw: Today na Today.........We are all blues(chelsea,mancity and everton ) No goal for RVP today

No problem but back to sender if you wish him injury.

4-0 win for United

Viva united! 6 nil.... Pay back time ƒoя screwing d league tittle ƒoя us last season!

Richiy: na 3 trophies wey dey carry dis season. Ntin less!

3 trophies too small, na 10 trophies, what d u want european champion to collect? Up blue.

1025:

you sound like some1 that just arrived from the moon. are you not a witness to the humiliation of your WHOLE BARCA BY THE TEN MEN CHELSEA IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR HOME FANS or WHERE U NOT THERE WHEN BUYERN WAS MADE ORDINARY BY THE CURRENT EUROPEAN WAR LORDS.
pls when next u want to comment/praise these two teams, check if chelsea fans are around. let their news go to back pages because they are not what ppl tot.


@topic,
howard webb officiated yesterday so i want to believe he will not be part of the man u team today.

you are a fool . Who told you am a barca fan hediot . Am a core bayern munich fan . Read my signature and see it at the down of my post . Blind Fool

United all d way!
My only fear is the defence which used to be our strong ponit in past years but now nothing to write home about.

Bizzare transfer window, 1st van Persie and now KaKa. Fergie sure means business this season.

I don't knw y I don't like everton fc nd dat coach moyes

[i][/i] is goin 2 b a scintilating encounter i must say.

Homar: you are a fool . Who told you am a barca fan hediot . Am a core bayern munich fan . Read my signature and see it at the down of my post . Blind Fool

uncle, u called me fool twice and hediot once so let those two fools that come together to produce u share that the two fools and the fool that makes the first move should take the hediot. pls next time, be gentle and learn to respect other ppl's papa(i am father) so pls stop insulting me.
you are a buyern fan and you are proud to say that abi? even after what chelsea did to your club on ur own ground. don't u know that before, if u win anyone in a war, that one automatically becomes ur slave. are u not supposed to be my slave as a buyern fan that u are now?
listen, robben was our boy and could not have scored against us based on the contract we had with him. again, even if na enyimba of aba, they could have held on for 7 minutes with one goal lead. listen, loosing to my club shld not make u a sadist after all, barca lost to us and they are still living their lives. is it wrong to loose to a champion?

@topic,
this season, we want free and fair games. no more pdp. i expect the fa to treat howard webb the same way he was treated at the euro 2012 games.

GOAL!!!!!!! Robin Van Persie scores his fifth goal of the season on his debut

Mumu united

Attacking line up. RVP to start from bench.
Team List-De Gea, Valencia(right back), Vidic, Carrick (centre Back) Evra,
Scholes, Cleverly, Kagawa, Nani, Roney and Welbeck. United lets go

Game one Start...see as Van Persie dey smile for field...I'm sure He really must be feeling like a bird out of the snare of a fowler

Soon it will be the turn of Song to show teeth in Barca shirt even though He rarely smiles....

Good job Arsenal football Academy.

pursestrings starts on the bench

mukina2: pursestrings starts on the bench

bad belle , you want autograph ?

leggo manure time

Van Persie and Rafael on the bench.
Berbatov too. Yay!

^
ewwwwww

why is this silly cameraman showing me rubbish?

game on!!!

legggoooo everton!!!!

Kiss your screen...it's RVP!

Cristalz: Kiss your screen...it's RVP!

mukina2: ^
ewwwwww

why is this silly cameraman showing me rubbish?

break the screen with the stick in your hand