Michael Keane during Everton's emphatic win over Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images

Michael Keane said his commitment to play through injury to help his team stems from a desire to strengthen the Everton dressing room.

The centre-back has played through knocks and illness on various occasions for the Blues. That willingness to put his body on the line has had differing consequences but his instinct has always been the same - to try and support the squad.

And the motivation comes not from trying to earn plaudits from outside the camp but for attempting to gain trust within it, he explained.

High-profile examples of the England international fighting through the pain barrier include the 5-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur under Frank Lampard.

It was a game in which a sick Keane put through his own net as Everton slumped to a heavy loss.

Another saw him battle through a knock to help the Blues to a useful draw at Leicester City under Sean Dyche last season. It was a match in which Dyche's side fell under heavy pressure in atrocious conditions in the...