When it comes to managerial change, Jordan Pickford has a world-weariness which defies his relative inexperience.

It is easy to forget that Pickford is into only his fourth season as an established Premier League No 1 yet he is already playing for his fourth manager in three years at Everton. If results do not improve immediately, starting at Leicester City on Sunday, the fifth will not be far away.

Asked to recall how many coaches he worked under at his previous club, Sunderland, Pickford shakes his head.

“I don’t know how many…” he replies, so often and regular were the sackings. Sunderland actually had seven managers in the three years before his sale.

“You want stability throughout the club don't you?” says Pickford. “I don't want to see the manager sacked. I was here when [Ronald] Koeman lost his job and it wasn't nice to see at all. It was horrible. We were in the building when it happened, and you never want to see anyone lose their job like that. We are just the players and there is so much more going on at the top and bottom of the club. A few bad performances shouldn't put the manager under pressure but that's the industry we are in. [Unai] Emery has just lost his job after a bad run of form…”