Moyes on injuries, transfer links and players operating out of position

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST) Here are the key lines from his news conference: On injuries in the squad, Moyes said he was pleased with James Garner's quick recovery. Hayden Hackney is "touch and go" after rolling his ankle last week, with Christian Noorgard remaining out of the squad. "No final decision" has been made on Jack Grealish making a permanent move to Everton from Manchester City . He added: "There's no guarantee and to name one person would be wrong. We are in the recruitment business at the moment and looking to see if we can bring some players in if possible." Moyes is "not in a hurry to sell our best players" after Iliman Ndiaye was linked to a move to Manchester City. On the performances so far this season, Moyes said: "We've played well in the games and also we've been trying to create more chances - I think that's certainly evident in the games against both Crystal Palace and Preston . That's a positive for us, we took some of the chances the other night [in the League Cup] and we had some bigger ones against Crystal Palace we could have taken." On players stepping up to play out of position, he said: "When you've got a small squad like we have, we need players who are going to be flexible, play different positions and accept different jobs at different times." On Merlin Rohl playing out of position, Moyes said: "He's done really well and he's not a player who's questioning being out of position, so we're really happy with him." On Everton's away support, Moyes said: "It's difficult for supporters so we don't take it for granted. I think our away support over last season was fantastic." Listen to full commentary of Bournemouth v Everton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 and BBC Sounds on Saturday Follow all of Friday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news. Got a question about Everton? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]
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