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BOTH sets of fans gave Alan Irvine the occasions he craved by uniting to chant his name at Deepdale last night.

But it was left to David Moyes to show his former number two who was boss.

And not before time during this pre-season friendly campaign too, as Phil Jagielka headed in the eighth-minute goal that halted Everton's run of two successive pre-season friendly defeats.

The surprise omission of Andrew Johnson ahead of kick-off meant they achieved it with, for the most part, a hugely inexperienced front six in which only 17-year-old Jack Rodwell played in the Premier League last season.

But their performance meant their manager, unlike his friend and opposite number Irvine, could be pleased with the result he achieved against his former club - and it was certainly a huge improvement on the last game.