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“I want to win a trophy at the club and I will keep trying to do that until I’ve kicked my last ball”

Many Everton supporters may never accept Rafael Benitez as manager of their club, but Toffees captain Seamus Coleman believes the former Liverpool boss can win the popular vote among the Goodison Park faithful if he ends their long wait for a trophy.

Few managerial coronations have divided a fan base like the appointment of Benitez at Everton in June, with the former Liverpool manager – who infamously dismissed his latest employer as a “small club” back in 2007 – facing an uphill battle to win over his critics.

Yet Coleman believes all with a blue pulse need to unite behind the latest incumbent of the Everton hot seat.

“The appointment of a

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