Everton hired David Moyes for a second stint as manager at the Premier League club on Saturday. Moyes replaces Sean Dyche, who was fired Thursday with the team just one point above the relegation zone.

The Scot returns to Goodison Park to provide some stability after a period of churn, and much he instigates may well feel familiar

David Moyes is back. Twelve years after he headed east for a brief, ill-starred spell at Manchester United, the veteran manager is nearing a return to Everton, the place he made his name, charged with the responsibility of ensuring the magnificent new Bramley-Moore Dock is not to be the finest stadium in the Championship next season.