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Ademola Lookman admitted Marco Silva's backing is important to him at Everton after netting his first goal of the season in the win over Lincoln City last weekend.

Lookman returned to the fold after struggling with an ankle injury over the festive period and dinked a beautifully weighted header over Lincoln goalkeeper Josh Vickers.

"I think it is the first header I have scored," Lookman said following the victory. "I am just happy to score. For me I am just trying to concentrate and keep working hard every single day in training and trying to improve myself and do what I can do."

Ademola also spoke about his happiness at Everton HERE

The former Charlton Athletic forward completed a full game for the Blues for the first time since the 3-0 dead-rubber Europa League victory over Apollon Limassol back in December 2017 despite having missed the previous four games through injury.

When referee John Brooks sounded the final whistle on Saturday, Blues boss Silva made a beeline for Lookman and spent some time relaying a message to his 21-year-old starlet, who was wanted by RB Leipzig in the summer after spending the second-half of last season on loan with the Bundesliga outfit.

When asked what Silva said, the youngster revealed: "The manager just said to keep working hard every single day and be myself and keep going.

"For me I work hard every single day and I have family and friends who help me and keep me focused. All I think about is playing football and that’s all I want to think about. The backing of the manager is important for sure."

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