'It's on my mind every day': Abdoulaye Doucare insists Everton players DO care about the club's plight and tells fans the players will do everything they can to extend the club's 69-year top-flight stay

Abdoulaye Doucoure has assured Everton fans that the threat of relegation is preying on the players’ minds as much as on theirs.

Amid all the toxicity sweeping Goodison Park following the team’s plummet into the drop zone, there have been accusations that the squad do not care as much as the supporters.

As Sean Dyche’s men prepare for a crucial game at fellow strugglers Leicester on Monday night, after a miserable run of two points from 18, including a 4-1 beating at home by Newcastle last Thursday, Doucoure is adamant that it is not true.