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Boring Rafa? No way! Everton fans will warm to new boss Benitez if the Toffees keep performing

This was not in the script. When Everton appointed Rafael Benitez, fans thought they were getting a boring, defensive manager.

Instead, they've got a team who appear balanced, fluid and exciting to watch. They only managed a draw at a raucous Elland Road on Saturday but should have gone home with all three points — and would have done if Dominic Calvert-Lewin had brought his shooting boots.

He opened the scoring but squandered two big opportunities in the second half that would have put the game to bed. Leeds instead came from behind for a second time thanks to a thunderous strike from Raphinha.