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Duncan Ferguson will act as an assistant to Carlo Ancelotti at Everton.

The new manager confirmed his coaching staff on Monday ahead of taking training for the first time at Finch Farm.

Ancelotti also expressed confidence in Moise Kean and admitted he tried to sign the teenager for Napoli during the summer but lost out to his new employers.

Ferguson enjoyed a transformative effect on Everton during his four-match spell as interim manager and was unbeaten in the Premier League after Saturday's draw with Arsenal.

When asked if the club icon would have a role under his leadership, Ancelotti replied: "I met Duncan after the game. He will be on my staff. He will be assistant. He is really important for me.

"I am used to working with an assistant from the club. I had [Claude] Makelele at PSG, [Zinedine] Zidane at Madrid, [Willy] Sagnol at Bayern.

"He knows really well the characteristics of the players, the atmosphere at the training ground. We have Davide [Ancelotti, his son], Duncan, goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly that was here before."

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Ancelotti will bring a fitness coach and another general assistant to Goodison Park but urged patience with compatriot Kean, who is yet to score since arriving from Juventus in a £28m summer transfer.

"Moise Kean did very well last year," he said.

"At Napoli we tried to buy him. He signed for Everton. He showed fantastic talent last year for Juventus.

"He didn’t play a lot but he is 19, for every player that change country and teams he needs some time of adaptation. We have to work with him everyone of us to improve."

Ancelotti is the only manager to mastermind victory over Liverpool's senior side this season - a Champions League group stage win at Napoli - and with Everton set to meet their local rivals in the FA Cup third round at Anfield next month, Ancelotti told supporters it will not be 'mission impossible' to overcome the Premier League leaders.

"The Evertonians knows my score against Liverpool. I think they will be happy for this," he smiled.

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"It is true we beat Liverpool this season. It is a big rival here. That is a big motivation for us.

"It feels good [to score victory over Liverpool]. I have a really good relationship with Jurgen Klopp.

"They are not used to losing but it was a good day for me. I know how Everton supporters want to beat Liverpool. We don’t have to wait a lot. We have the game on January 5th. It is not a mission impossible. Nothing is impossible in football."