Marcel Brands has agreed to immediately step down as Everton director of football amid the Toffees' terrible run of form.
A 4-1 defeat to Liverpool means Rafael Benitez's men are winless in eight, with the pressure cranked on the Spaniard.
Brands arrived at the club in 2018, but the club have stagnated since then and have seen both Marco Silva and Carlo Ancelotti, with Benitez now struggling after a bright start to the campaign having joined in the summer.