DAGENHAM, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Brian Sorensen, Manager of Everton looks on prior to the FA Women’s Super League match between West Ham United and Everton FC at Chigwell Construction Stadium on September 18, 2022 in Dagenham, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Newly appointed interim Everton head coach Scott Phelan met his players for the first time on Thursday.

And the Toffees academy coach told reporters that there has been “a lot of emotion” in the camp over the last two days since the news broke of Brian Sorensen’s departure.

“We had a meeting earlier on this morning and we’ve just recently completed our first training session together,” he said on Thursday afternoon.

“I think the first step in having our conversation early in the morning was important. There’s obviously been a lot of emotion in different ways over the last 24 hours or so, [so it was] important we could be at our first step of getting to know each other, introducing ourselves and then making the players understand what they can expect from us as a coaching staff, but also what we will expect from them moving forward.

“From that point on, the early meeting that...