Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has praised manager Roberto Martinez for allowing him to make mistakes.

The 19-year-old has started four times for the Toffees this season having been in and around the first team for the past few seasons.

"Roberto gave me a lot of confidence when he first came in by telling me I was going to be involved this season," Barkley told The Guardian.

"Roberto is allowing me to make mistakes so I can learn from them. He's giving me information about where not to make mistakes and where I can afford to take risks, and I'm taking all of that on board.

"I'd say the new manager trusts me more, but David Moyes helped me a lot. I used to go into his office and he'd always be honest with me."

Barkley was involved as Everton came from behind to beat West Ham United 3-2 in the Premier League yesterday afternoon.

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Daniel Cross