Intro:

Everton manager Roberto Martinez spoke on Thursday (30th October) ahead to the visit of Swansea City on Saturday (1st November).

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Roberto Martinez, Everton manager
(Q: Romelu Lukaku appeared to limp off when he came off against Burnley, how are you managing his injury situation?)

"He's ok, obviously it was a really painful knock the moment he scored, he had a couple of knocks in the same area but he's been fine, he's been training well and I just feel it's not going to stop him being fully fit in the next few games before the international break."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Roberto Martinez, Everton manager
(Q: Do you think your season is starting to turn around now?)

"It's been good to get back-to-back wins in the league, it's been good to enjoy very good performances in Europe and I think that's created a really good platform for our campaign. I do feel that we can, it's a massive game for us, because when you play at home they are games that you have to perform well and we are taking a good moment of form, but we all know playing Swansea is going to be difficult opposition and we need to probably give a similar level of performance that we had against Aston Villa if we want to get a positive result. So a good start to the season and now I think we are starting to show from a results point of view, but the signs were there all the way through from the beginning."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Roberto Martinez, Everton manager
(Q: What have you made of Samuel Eto'o and his brace against Burnley?)

"To have Samuel Eto'o at our football club is like a gift from the football gods. To have someone of his experience is the perfect ingredient for our young players. The way he's been training and he's been working towards getting his perfect fitness peak level, has been of the pristine professionalism. And then his finishing qualities and what he brings into the side is of a play of the highest, highest calibre."