Everton legend Adrian Heath has backed David Moyes to restore the club back to what he believes is their natural position in the top-six of English football.

When Heath won his second League Championship with the Blues in 1987, only neighbours Liverpool had lifted more titles. Although they have since been overtaken by Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City, despite enduring the longest silverware drought in their history, Everton’s historic longevity of success is borne out by the fact that only Liverpool and Manchester United can better their record of lifting major trophies across nine separate decades and the club having played the most seasons in the English top flight (currently 123).

Heath, who also won the FA Cup with Everton in 1984, told the ECHO: “It’s been a fantastic turnaround since David Moyes came back. I think there are certain people who get certain clubs and David gets Everton.

“When we got to the stage of what was going to happen for the rest of the final season at Goodison Park and...