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PHIL NEVILLE has dismissed suggestions that supporters have started to turn against manager David Moyes following Everton’s difficult opening to the season.

The Goodison outfit moved out of the relegation zone at the weekend with a 2-0 triumph at Birmingham City, their first Premier League win of the campaign.

It ended a run of just three points from six games that raised fears of a term of toil for Moyes’s side. But despite those concerns, Neville does not believe the Goodison fanbase is losing faith in the manager – and reckons the calm approach of Moyes is now paying dividends.

“I’ve not felt that at all,” said the Everton captain of fan unrest towards Moyes.

“It’s been difficult because you speak to anyone and they say Everton have the best squad in years. We’ve said it, the manager has said it. We’re playing good football, but we’re at the bottom of the league. To be fair to the manager, you can say he’s fiery, but he hasn’t lost his calmness under pressure. He’s now got a wealth of experience so that in situations like this, he knows the form is round the corner.