Marco Silva held his pre-match press conference at USM Finch Farm on Friday afternoon to preview this weekend's visit of Manchester City.

The Blues host the reigning Premier League champions at Goodison on Saturday (5.30pm kick-off) and Silva discussed: 

• Why Everton will again be without Andre Gomes against City.
• When he expects Gomes to be available.
• Working hard on the training ground to get back to keeping clean sheets.
• Needing to be more clinical in attack.
• What he said to his players following the defeat at Sheffield United.
• Everton's recent good record against the so-called 'top six'. 
• Playing 'one of the best sides in Europe'
• Needing to be strong with and without the ball against Pep Guardiola's side.

Watch the press conference in full below or via our official YouTube channel here.

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