Everton legend Leighton Baines stated that he’s proud to have managed the team one time. The former left-back, who is an academy coach, had to take charge of the FA Cup tie against Peterborough on Thursday. Baines and fellow club legend Seamus Coleman handled the game after Sean Dyche was sacked hours before.

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.

Everton have boldly opted to sack manager Sean Dyche hours before their FA Cup Third Round clash with EFL League One side Peterborough United. The Toffees are currently 16th in the Premier League rankings, at the half-way point of the season, with 17 points gained from 19 games so far.