David Moyes: Everton manager confident of easing Toffees' Premier League relegation fears

David Moyes admits his return to Goodison Park is a "sticking plaster" solution to Everton's longstanding relegation fears - and says he is not the same manager as during his first spell.

Moyes - who left for Manchester United in 2013 - is back after Sean Dyche's sacking last week, with the club 17th in the Premier League, a point above the bottom three.

Despite recent struggles, the 61-year-old says he is confident the club can escape the drop with a playing style concentrated solely on winning, and spoke of aims to return Everton to the heights he led them to for 11 years during his first spell.

"Everton is different," Moyes told reporters in his first official press conference. "For a couple of weeks I didn't think there was any chance Everton could be in it [the relegation battle].

"I am not kidding myself, we need everyone behind us, the players playing better, scoring more goals.

"I believe we have got a team of players who, a few weeks ago, I didn't see any difficulty.

"We have got a lot of work to do to move up the table. I hope we are ready to be the best we can.

"Hopefully I can give the supporters something to shout about and bring in some new players. Hopefully we can come together and spend a bit of money.

"They [new owners The Freidkin Group] want to get us back on track and we all know we need a bit of a sticking plaster at the moment and we have to try to make that work."

Having signed a two-year deal, Moyes will now be the man tasked with leading Everton into their new era at Bramley-Moore Dock, but accepted he needs to focus on steering the club away from trouble in the short term.

"I'm not coming back to the same Everton but I don't think Everton are getting the same David Moyes," he added.

"Hopefully I'm more experienced but also wiser. I've got over 1,000 games in management but it was Everton who gave me my first opportunity [in the Premier League].

"I'll be forever grateful for getting a second shot at it. I'm going to try to play as many games to win, then I will start thinking about style of play.

"I want to show I can go again, I've got to try to prove myself again."

Recruitment has been an issue off the pitch, while goals - just 15 in 19 league matches - have been a major stumbling block on it.

Moyes hopes to be able to solve the latter himself by telling striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who scored the last of his two goals in September, he has to come to the team's rescue - but has not ruled out January reinforcements.

"We'll give him as much confidence as we can but then there's a bit where you need the player to stand up and do his bit as well," Moyes said.

"I have told him I am needing goals off him right away and he has to start delivering.

"And we might look to strengthen in those areas if we can't get results ourselves."