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Everton boss Ronald Koeman has handed the Blues a big boost by declaring key trio Romelu Lukaku, Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines are all fit for the trip to Manchester City on Saturday.

Koeman also revealed that club medical staff will have to make a late decision tomorrow on whether James McCarthy will be fully fit for the weekend.

He said: “James McCarthy is a little bit more difficult.

“Because after five, six weeks out of football after his surgery, I know he played the full game after three group sessions with Ireland.

“Then he played the second game and he’s massively overloaded.”

The Blues boss added that Aaron Lennon is doubtful but the rest of his squad, including Darron Gibson, are fit and firing for the clash at the Etihad.

Everton know they will have to field a full strength side to stop Pep Guardiola’s high-flying City, who sit at the top of the table four points ahead of the Blues.