Phil Neville says it's critical Everton boss David Moyes is able to keep his current squad together.

The Blues captain rates the line-up the best he's seen in his five seasons at Goodison Park.

"The other big challenge facing us is to keep this squad together," said Neville.

"That's something we have to do. We have to keep the Pienaars, Artetas, Cahills and Sahas.

"We also have to keep the young players like Jack Rodwell and Dan Gosling coming through. And the only way to do that is by improving and consistently challenging for honours."