David Moyes has revealed it is unlikely that Landon Donovan will remain at Everton when his loan expires.

But Toffees boss admits player wants to stay

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Everton manager David Moyes has revealed it is unlikely that Landon Donovan will remain at the club when his current loan deal expires. The United States international has enjoyed a fruitful spell since moving to the Toffees from Los Angeles Galaxy in January, scoring once in seven Premier League appearances for the club. With the 27-year-old set to return to America when the Major League Soccer season starts at the end of March, Moyes says that he is expected to leave Goodison Park, despite the player having a desire to stay. Speaking after his side's impressive 3-1 win against Manchester United, Moyes said: "I think Landon would like to stay but at the moment it probably looks as if not. "I wouldn't want to have any disrespect to his club or the contract he has over there." Everton have only suffered one defeat in their last 12 Premier League games and they are moving within sight of the European places.Moyes admits that he is beginning to think about a better-than-expected finish after a poor start to the campaign, and insists his team can still improve. "We can start looking upwards a bit more than downwards," he added. "This was always going to be a tricky month and we have started it pretty well. "It was a great result and you don't beat the big teams that often so we are delighted. "I have said for a while on our day we can be a match for the teams above. "We have not got everyone fit but I think it shows the spirit we have got. "I think we can play better and I think we will. "At the start of the season we struggled to win the games when we had players missing, but there were reasons for that. "I honestly think when we have got the squad together we can be a match for most teams."