Ndiaye happy to talk about Blues but told not to

ILIMAN NDIAYE was left chuckling as a press conference ahead of Senegal's friendly with the Republic of Ireland which became dominated by Everton.

- By JOE THOMAS

The 25-year-old, who enjoyed an exceptional debut season with the Blues, was tasked with performing media duties ahead of the international in Dublin last night.

During proceedings he ended up facing questions on his club team-mates Jake O'Brien, Seamus Coleman and Idrissa Gueye.

Everton were such a common topic that at one point reporters had to be asked to keep their focus on the national teams.