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Ashley Young sees a positive future ahead for Everton – and says manager Sean Dyche has done a "fantastic job" with the Toffees.

The Blues full-back featured on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football for Crystal Palace’s 4-0 victory over Manchester United at Selhurst Park.

Young, a Premier League veteran, recently surpassed 450 appearances in the competition, and gave his thoughts on his first season at Everton.

Quoted by Liverpool World, Young said: “I've always said about Everton that the Club is massive, and I don't think you actually realise that until you're inside the Club.

“The manager of the Club has done a fantastic job. You talk about points deductions and whatnot but everything about the fans; the way the fans love the Club. When you're doing well, they're so behind you and you just want to go out and do well.

“It's disappointing how the last few years have gone for the Club and where we find ourselves. When you look at previous teams, they were pushing for [Europe] or mid-table and I can see once things happen with the takeover or whatever, everything the manager has been doing and can relay that onto the pitch, I can see the Club going back where it can be.”

Impressed by the Blues’ new stadium, Young added: “Quite a few of us have been to see the stadium and you can see and feel where the Club wants to get to. With the new stadium, with the manager, how Kev (Thelwell) the Director [of Football] has been, as well.

“They've all been fantastic for Everton. There are some fantastic players and I've never been in a dressing room where not just the players, but the manager has got the Club together, and it’s fantastic to be a part of.”

Elsewhere, former Blue Michael Ball believes the mentality on show from Everton against Luton Town could be a crucial factor for the Men's team moving forward.

After already securing their Premier League safety, the Toffees took a point in a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road on Friday evening, and Ball, writing for the Liverpool ECHO, explained: “Given the pressure was off I was pleased with what I saw from Everton. Luton are scrapping for survival and were always going to make this tough.

“But when it came down to those chaotic final minutes there were players willing to put their bodies on the line to protect a point far less valuable than it would have been a week or two earlier.

“There was Jack Harrison and his bravery at the back post and Jarrad Branthwaite and his determination to prevent Andros Townsend from becoming the hero – I liked it when he celebrated that block in the last move of the game, it showed how much the match still meant to him.

“For me, it was James Tarkowski who was the strongest symbol of that resilience and desire though. Following the birth of his child, and with the season being almost over and safety secured, there was a case to have a match off. Instead, there he was, leading from the front in Luton on a Friday night.

“He was setting an example once again and the mentality he showed will be an inspiration for his teammates and something like that can be crucial in setting the tone over the summer and for next season.”