Ndiaye could do 'phenomenal' job at City, Chelsea or Arsenal

BUT EX-EVERTON WINGER NEVIN HOPES HE STAYS WITH BLUES AND CONTINUES TO SHINE

- By CHRIS BEESLE

IT'S taken over a year, but it feels like the rest of the football world has just latched on to something that Evertonians have known since the start of last season about Iliman Ndiaye.

After turning on the style against Manchester City, the man who has already written himself into Blues history by netting their final goal at Goodison Park and first at Hill Dickinson Stadium has finally got a wider audience sitting up and taking notice.

Ndiaye was sensational in the first half at the Etihad Stadium with David Moyes correct in his assessment that for long periods he was the best player on the pitch - and that was up against a squad valued at over a billion pounds.

It took a world class save from Gianluigi Donnarumma, arguably the best goalkeeper on the planet, to prevent the 25-year-old - who netted Everton's equaliser at the same end in last season's corresponding fixture - from opening the scoring and that came after some breathtaking buildup play.