Everton boss David Moyes vows to step up bid for new faces

His regret is that whoever he signs will have missed another productive tour of the United States. But Moyes will be working in tandem with chairman Bill Kenwright to ensure there is an influx of arrivals.

"It's been a good tour but the one disappointment is that I don't have some more people here with me," said Moyes. "I was hoping to have added to the squad by now to give the players a lift.

"It's not just a new face we need - it's new faces. My big concern is that anybody we bring in now probably won't be ready to start the Premier League season.

" I'm not going to say I am totally confident because you never know what happens. But I am hoping we will get a few in."

Goals from Mikel Arteta and Leon Osman handed Everton their second win of pre-season and went some way to banishing a poor effort against Chicago Fire last Wednesday, as well as lifting the squad's spirits before they fly home.

"We were better than we were in Chicago," said Moyes. "I thought the performance was an improvement and we needed it. In the opening 15 minutes, we played really well but the longer it went, Colorado got into it.

"It was nice to see Mikel and Ossie score - he should have had one before he got the winner - and we are going to need goals from the middle of the park as always."

Meanwhile, Andrew Johnson is still set to become a Fulham player even though his prospective new employees have dragged their feet over a deal to sign him, exasperating the Blues in the process.

But Fulham boss Roy Hodgson said: "Negotiations are still going on. We hope to sign the player. It will be a very good signing for the club if we can do it. I would expect the deal to be done this week."