Iliman Ndiaye in action against South Sudan(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

Iliman Ndiaye displayed a trait that Everton manager David Moyes wants to see more of as he and fellow Senegal star Idrissa Gueye took a huge step towards qualifying for next year’s World Cup finals with a 5-0 thrashing of South Sudan.

Ndiaye’s pinpoint right-wing cross set up Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr for a first time right-foot finish to open the scoring on 29 minutes while his low delivery from the edge of the area slipped through keeper Majak Mawith’s hands to present former Liverpool player Sadio Mane – now of Saudi side Al-Nassr – with a gift at the back post to double the visitors’ advantage in the opening minute of the second half and give the Blues ace a brace of assists.

The rout was completed with Sarr bagging his second on 54 minutes, Nicolas Jackson converting a penalty on the hour mark and Cherif Ndiaye – no relation to the Everton man – adding a fifth with 15 minutes to go. By this point, Ndiaye and Hill Dickinson Stadium team-mate Gueye had made...