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Ronald Koeman has praised Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s “phenomenal” attitude.

And the Everton boss has backed the World Cup winner to build on an impressive first season at Goodison.

Calvert-Lewin made 11 appearances for the Blues first-team last season after joining from Sheffield United last summer.

And the 20-year-old’s breakthrough season was capped when he scored the winning goal in the u-20s World Cup final earlier this month.

Koeman says the striker earned his place in the senior set-up but has challenged him to make build on his progress in the 2017-18 campaign.

“He deserved to start matches last season and he is progressing well, but he needs to progress more because he is still only 20 years old,” Koeman said.

“He’s physically strong, which makes him a little bit different than the likes of [Tom] Davies and some of our other young players.

“He can play in different positions up front. He’s really improving in his movement and finishing, and that makes him a first-team player.

“But he’s a good boy who is serious and has a phenomenal attitude, which is what we like.”