Now many will know ‘Rafiki’ as the mandrill shaman in Disney’s The Lion King but rather than us thinking that the Stoke-on-Trent-born player is somehow like the wise old monkey who holds a young Simba aloft in front of the other animals of the African savanna, it must be stressed that the word also means ‘friend’ or ‘companion’ in Swahili.

The usual suspects – Alisson Becker, David Raya, and Matz Sels – are hogging the spotlight, but there’s one wildcard worth considering: Jordan Pickford. Everton might be a mess, but their No 1 is anything but. Defying the odds (and his defence), the 30-year-old has quietly kept pace with the league’s elite.

The Premier League has chosen not to punish VAR lead official Matt Donohue nor referee Andy Madley following Everton's controversial draw with Manchester United on Saturday. With the scores locked ...