Premier League strugglers Everton have agreed to bring David Moyes back to Goodison Park as their manager following Sean Dyche's sacking, according to reports on Friday.

David Moyes has agreed a deal to return as Everton manager, Sky Sports reported on Friday, more than a decade after the Scot left Merseyside for Manchester United in 2013.

David Moyes is the frontrunner to return to Everton and replace Sean Dyche as manager, sources have told ESPN, with the 61-year-old the favoured candidate of the club's new owners to steer the team away from relegation danger.

Everton legend Leighton Baines stated that he’s proud to have managed the team one time. The former left-back, who is an academy coach, had to take charge of the FA Cup tie against Peterborough on Thursday. Baines and fellow club legend Seamus Coleman handled the game after Sean Dyche was sacked hours before.

Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman were placed in temporary charge for the visit of League One side Peterborough.

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.

Sean Dyche has left his role as Everton manager on the eve of their FA Cup game with Peterborough United on Thursday night. The 53-year-old’s exit comes less than a month after The Friedkin Group (TFG) completed their takeover of the Merseyside club,

Everton has fired manager Sean Dyche in the first big call by its new American owners In the first big call by its new American owners , Everton fired manager Sean Dyche on Thursday just a few hours before the struggling Premier League team played an FA Cup match.