Neville: Everton to bounce back

Everton captain Phil Neville believes that they are not yet out of the race for Champions League qualification. The former Manchester Utd defender feels the Toffees can bounce back from their shock defeat on Sunday to Fulham.

"Experience tells you that other teams are going to drop points between now and the end of the season," the England international told the Liverpool Echo.

"Whether you're going for the league or the Champions League, teams will drop points and it's how you compose yourselves when you drop those points and how you bounce back that's the true measure.

"Yes, we're hurting, but next weekend brings a whole new batch of fixtures.

"We've got a home game (against West Ham), Liverpool have an away game (at Manchester United), Portsmouth and Villa have tough games, so it's about what we do and how we bounce back.

"All along we've always said that Liverpool are favourites."