Everton manager David Moyes is continuing with putting square pegs in round holes when it comes to selecting some of his players outside of their natural positions.

For Monday's 1-0 home loss to Manchester United, midfielder James Garner started at right-back, centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite at left-back, and midfielder Harrison Armstrong on the wing.

But is this a worthwhile strategy? Amid big fan debate, the ECHO’s Blues writers have their say...

I don’t think David Moyes wants to select players outside of their best or most favoured positions, but the fact he keeps doing so with certain individuals is rather damning towards those who are being overlooked. Back in January 2022, just days before he was sacked, Rafael Benitez brought both Vitalii Mykolenko and Nathan Patterson to Goodison Park for a combined outlay of almost £30million.

Neither of them have come close to reaching the levels of the full-back pair – arguably the best of the modern era at the club – that graced the Everton side at the end of Moyes’...