Everton midfielder recalls bizarre meeting with US president at Club World Cup, but now wants to leave his mark on the Merseyside derby

Will Everton fans desperate for signings get their wish in the next 13 days? Daily Mail Sport's DOMINIC KING answers five big questions about the transfer window as it reaches its final stages.

DOMINIC KING AT STADE VELODROME: The smile has disappeared from Slot's face of late and can you blame him? He is under siege from large quarters of his own fanbase.

Should things go wrong, FSG will move quickly and decisively. A decade of stability at Liverpool shouldn't make you forget the ruthlessness they had previously shown to change the landscape.

Our man on Merseyside answers YOUR questions on all things Everton.

DOMINIC KING AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: The fact your first instinct was to think back to the greats, those who made it look the ball was on a string, spoke volumes.

DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: This might be unchartered territory for Arne Slot but, with Liverpool, there is always a reference point - even when the roof is falling in.

There has been much to discuss about the Blues on and off the pitch this international break and here, our Everton expert DOMINIC KING answers your questions.

His clean sheet on Thursday against Wales was Pickford's eighth in succession, surpassing Gordon Banks, the man who has forever been the reference point for goalkeepers.

It was late in the evening on Monday, August 11 when Angus Kinnear, Everton's impressive new chief executive, looked at his watch and felt a sinking feeling.

The best stories involve late night private jets and this one illustrates the lengths to which David Moyes will go to gather a jewel.

Dream big: the phrase is on a maroon billboard, painted in gold letters, but it will strike a chord with all those embarking on a new, Blue pilgrimage.

DOMINIC KING: At the Vitality Stadium, Everton had been beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth and everything about Sean Dyche told you he was a man who had been driven to distraction.

DOMINIC KING: He has been here before, literally and metaphorically. 'David Moyes, Everton manager,' is a title with which he, and we, are well acquainted and the feelings he had 23 years ago.

DOMINIC KING: There were, he told his manager, many suitors around Europe that wanted to take him away and give him the platform - and the financial rewards - he believed he deserved.

DOMINIC KING: This reporter has attended Merseyside Derbies since the mid-1980s and these are the top five I've seen at Goodison. Note: the list is personal, and is here to stir memories.

DOMINIC KING: So good is the Dutchman's mood, Slot could even make a quip about City and their legal wrangle with the Premier League.

DOMINIC KING: Odegaard's guile and creativity - not to mention his leadership - has seemed to release the tension in those who had struggled during his absence through injury.

DOMINIC KING: Grand National winner, Cheltenham conqueror and boundary shatter, her presence on a card adds numbers to an attendance and increases interest in the sport.

DOMINIC KING: Whatever the future holds, post football, for Mohamed Salah, we can immediately dismiss the idea he will pursue a career in negotiations.

RACING CONFIDENTIAL: Alphonse Le Grande was a shock 33-1 winner of the Cesarewitch on October 12 but, three days later, he was disqualified after a ruling by the Whip Review Committee.

MATT BARLOW: The name of Joey Beauchamp still resonates deeply at Oxford United. For many he is the greatest player they have seen.

Constitution Hill worked at Newbury racecourse on Tuesday morning with his exceptionally talented stablemate Sir Gino; this was his first appearance in public for 267 days.