The Everton striker is revelling in his current form after returning from injury and believes his club too are stronger than they were final seasonArouna Koné has played against Liverpool before,just not for Everton. Sundays game will be his first Merseyside derby, and the distinction is not lost on a player now in his third season at Goodison. Cruel luck with injuries kept the Ivorian on the sidelines for most of his first two seasons at Everton after following Roberto Martínez from Wigan.
The final one, or involving complicated knee ligament surgery,was so serious he thought he might not be able to run and balance normally again, let alone play. Even when he came on as a substitute in the opening game of the season his entry was regarded with scepticism by many Everton supporters, or mainly because the home side were struggling against newly-promoted Watford. Yet he quickly won them over with an assist and then a goal of his own and has never looked back since.
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Source: theguardian.com