The Australia international scored his 50th goal for the Toffees in last weekend's FA Cup victory over Carlisle but it is his influence in the Premier League campaign which has impressed Moyes. Everton are unbeaten in the league since defeat to near-neighbours Liverpool at the end of November and, after a shaky start, they are now up to 12th in the table. Injuries have decimated Moyes' squad this season but in the absence of many established players Cahill has led by example, captaining the side while Phil Neville was injured. And although his four-goal tally for this season is on the low side for such a prolific midfielder, Moyes could not be happier with the 30-year-old. "He came from Millwall, who were in the Championship at the time, and we paid £1.5million for him," said the Everton boss. "He has been really good value for money, not because of the price but because of what he has given us on the field. "A lot of our resurgence over this period has a lot to do with Tim Cahill so we have a lot to thank him for. "And he is very good off the field, he has been a great ambassador for us." Moyes is also hoping loan signing Landon Donovan, who has joined for a 10-week spell from Los Angeles Galaxy, can also give the side a lift. The 27-year-old United States international only started training with his new club this week, but because of the on-going injury situation Moyes is considering whether he should feature against Arsenal on Saturday. "He has had a month's holiday off the back-end of their season and to put him back in after five days' training is not really the right thing to do, but the needs are at this present time that we might need to do that," said the Scot. "When you take players from anywhere you just never quite know but he has been really keen. "I hope the players see we have tried to bring in a proven international, who can play in several roles for us, who we hope can help us. "We won't be able to tell that until he has featured in some of the games. "It will be very difficult for any player coming from another country to deliver straight away but hopefully he can help us in some of the cups and the league. "If it doesn't work for him then at least we've given it a go and tried it." Moyes has also been lifted by the sight of a number of his walking wounded making it onto the training ground this week. However, as he cannot be certain of their return to action, he is still looking for a couple more loan signings to boost numbers. "I've seen players returning to the training ground in the last day or two and that in itself is starting to give everyone a boost," said Moyes. "Victor Anichebe has done a little bit of training with us, Mikel Arteta joined in yesterday - albeit with no contact - Phil Jagielka is out running, Dan Gosling and Jack Rodwell have started their running again and Sylvan Distin is not far away. "We are just, for the first time, seeing green shoots of recovery and hopefully we will see them in the not too distant future. "It is like five or six new signings joining training for the first time. It has been fantastic. "But I'd like to bring another one or two in on loan because, who knows, maybe these players won't make it back in time. "I've seen them all out at other times this season and they have suffered set-backs so I have to hope this time it is for real." Having earned a 3-3 draw at Chelsea last month early in their five-match unbeaten run, Moyes is confident his side can get something out of their game with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. "I thought we played well at Chelsea - a couple of our goals were fortunate but that happens in football," he said. "We are in a good enough frame of mind and I have a good feeling about going to Arsenal."
