Everton will look forward to next week's Merseyside derby with confidence following the big win at Scunthorpe, claims Toffees star Leon Osman.
The Toffees were more like their old selves as they overcame title-chasing Tottenham 2-1 with a performance full of attacking intent in the Premier League last week.
They followed that up by delivering on their promise to take the FA Cup seriously by crushing Scunthorpe 5-1 in their third-round tie at Glanford Park yesterday.
Their next game is away at fierce rivals Liverpool next Sunday, a match which will now mark the official homecoming of Anfield legend Kenny Dalglish as new Reds boss.
It is sure to be an emotional occasion but Everton are keen not to let their newfound momentum slip.
Osman said: "We are really looking forward to it, it is our next game.
"Hopefully with a little bit of confidence we've got now going into it we can get the right result.
"I am sure the change of manager will affect them in a way but there is nothing we can do about that.
"We have got to concentrate on ourselves, take no notice of what is happening off the field there and go there and put on a show that we know we are capable of."
Everton beat Liverpool at Goodison Park on a tense afternoon in October.
Both clubs had been struggling for form and were in the bottom four before the game.
The situation is slightly better now with Everton 11th and Liverpool 12th but expectations on both sides of the city are much higher than that.
Everton boss David Moyes has made clear he feels it is time his club won some silverware after 16 trophyless years.
The FA Cup now seems like a viable option for the Blues, who reached the final two years ago, and Moyes has pledged to field strong sides throughout the competition.
Certainly any prospects of an upset at Championship strugglers Scunthorpe were quickly dispelled as they powered into a fourth-minute lead through Louis Saha.
Jermaine Beckford added a second before the break on his return to a club where he enjoyed a successful loan spell from Leeds four years ago.
Michael Collins spectacularly pulled one back as the Iron briefly rallied after the break but Seamus Coleman, Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines made sure of victory.
Veteran Phil Neville, Mikel Arteta and Steven Pienaar were the only players rested by Moyes while Phil Jagielka missed out through injury.
Osman, who stood in as captain for Neville, said: "It is not just the manager who is desperate - throughout the club we want to step and try to get some silverware now.
"This is a really good opportunity. Everybody needs some luck with the draws but we need to put on performances like this. Fingers crossed, we can go far.
"It was a good win, five different goalscorers, and hopefully it breeds confidence going into the derby next week.
"It was always going to be difficult and it was important we got a good start.
"We got out of the blocks fast and got 2-0 up at half-time.
"But we still knew the tie wasn't over and they proved that straight after half-time with a good goal."
