“He (Arteta) has had a wash-out of his knee. He had an infection from some bacteria so it has been washed-out. It is a setback but I couldn’t tell you clearly how long that will be.
“We will have the same squad which played against Aston Villa, with the exception of Lucas Neill and Johnny Heitinga who can’t play because the rules of the competition, but with a bit of luck Tony Hibbert might recover from flu.”
Moyes says Benfica are a side who will soon progress to the Champions League, as Fiorentina have done this season, and believes Everton should be aspiring to reach similar goals.
EVERTON are advising supporters planning to attend tonight’s Europa group game against Benfica to purchase their tickets in plenty of time.
Tickets for the clash with the Portuguese giants are on sale now from the usual outlets – online, over the phone (0871 663 1878) or from the Box Office.
But club officials are anticipating a significant number of supporters will buy their tickets in the hours leading up to kick off.
In order to minimise queuing and to ensure fans are inside Goodison in plenty of time to enjoy the Europa League action, supporters are urged to leave themselves plenty of time on Thursday.
