Dyche believes Friedkin Group takeover is 'changing the mood' at Everton

Everton boss Sean Dyche says the Friedkin Group's takeover of Everton from Farhad Moshiri has created a positive energy around the club.

The deal, completed last week, marks the start of a new chapter for the Toffees, who are unbeaten in three Premier League matches and four points clear of the bottom four. 

Dyche's side have kept clean sheets in all of those games, including a pair of goalless draws in their last two top-flight encounters against title hopefuls Arsenal and Chelsea.

It completes what has been a positive few weeks for the club, and Dyche is keen to capitalise ahead of a Boxing Day clash against struggling Manchester City at the Etihad. 

"This has been an indifferent period for many different reasons," Dyche said. "Expectations went higher, spending went lower, which is always a challenge when that happens.

"The ownership seems to have given a more balanced view of the club, a more positive outlook, which is helpful of course, and then it's for us to keep building on the pitch.

"There just seems to be an air of changing the mood about Everton Football Club. It seems to have lifted things."