David Moyes: I'd rather have the pressure of having money to spend

Moyes would be forgiven pangs of jealousy, given the manner in which he has kept Everton competitive at the business end of the Premier League without the vast riches bestowed upon his rival in the dug-out this afternoon.

But although untroubled by City's new-found wealth, Moyes admits he would rather have the pressure of having to spend money than having none whatsoever.

"I am not jealous of it and I think good luck to Mark Hughes and Manchester City, it is their turn to have a go at it," says Moyes. "They have got an owner in now who is willing to spend money.

"I have no problems with owners coming in and splashing the cash. Mark Hughes has earned his right for that with the jobs he did at Blackburn and Wales.

"But I think having all that money to spend brings its own type of pressure. You need to buy the correct players. But if you had a choice, you'd rather have that pressure than the pressure of not having any money.

"I have always said managers have to work without money and get on with it, but I have felt over the last few weeks I've had to mention it partly because of the injuries we have got.

"Money doesn't always buy success. It's picking and choosing. Mark Hughes is a British manager and has an idea of what needs to be done in the Premier League year in, year out so I think his signings will initially be with that in mind."

Such a transfer policy has helped Moyes transform Everton into regular top-six challengers over recent years, precisely the achievement Hughes is desperate to emulate.

And the Goodison Park manager accepts that following that road to success makes his players obvious targets for City's millions.

"I think it makes people vulnerable in all squads," says Moyes. "People would look at Everton because we have good players and we've been up near the top for a while. I can't stop people looking, and we should take that as a positive because people realise we have good players.

Mark Hughes won't be someone who will want to go and pay his players a fortune in wages. I hear some stupid names and stupid figures being linked with City. Some might come off but I think Mark will keep control of it and do the right thing.

"I can't afford to lose anyone from the squad. I'm needing to add more people to the squad, not lose players from it.

"I think it will be a quiet transfer window. There's talk about City and some other clubs, but I can't see it being overly busy."

While City are linked with the likes of Kaka, Gianluigi Buffon and Fernando Torres, Moyes is having to once again plunge his hand deep into the bargain basement.

The long-term absences of James Vaughan and Yakubu mean the Goodison manager must strengthen his forward line with a brace of loan signings.

Until then, however, much of the responsibility will lie with Louis Saha who, while absent this afternoon, is expected to recover from his hamstring problem in time for the visit of Chelsea on Monday week.

"Louis has a sore hamstring just now, but that's why we probably need two more forwards to help us out between now and the end of the season," says Moyes. "But Louis has been fine and I think we have managed him well.

"He has played nearly all the games and he has been available for virtually all of them, so we have managed him very well.

"The injury is a grade one injury, so it's not as bad as it could have been. It's only a two or three-week injury. So we are hopeful that he isn't too far away.

"There is a lot of responsibility on him, though, so we need to get some support for Louis and Victor."

Anichebe could yet miss today's game with the back injury that forced him off late on during Sunday's agonising 3-2 defeat at home to Aston Villa.

With no other senior strikers available, Everton ended the game with midfielder Marouane Fellaini and centre-back Phil Jagielka up front. And Moyes accepts other players may be pressed into an unaccustomed attacking role if the injury crisis continues to bite.

"Some players might have to play up front for the first time in their careers," he says. "We will try not to, but when you are chasing games and needing to find solutions, sometimes you have to find solutions with players that aren't necessarily used to playing in those roles.

"Fellaini did it last week, Tim Cahill has done it, Jags has done it. It might be somebody else this week. Ossie has also played up front early in his career.

"We just need to find a way that might work, but Jags isn't really a possibility. That would be a throw of the dice."