Everton manager Roberto Martinez has bemoaned injuries to his side as they prepares to travel to FC Krasnodar in the Europa League on Thursday.

The Blues are currently without the likes of Steven Pienaar, Seamus Coleman and Ross Barkley, and the Toffees boss is expecting a tough game in Russia without the trio.

He told the Liverpool Echo: "I think Krasnodar is going to be a really difficult experience. All we want now is to get all the injured players back.

"We planned to have a squad to cope with all these games but obviously when you get someone like Steven Pienaar, someone like Seamus Coleman, someone like Ross Barkley injured, that hurts.

"We need to get them back. But the mentality now has changed."

Martinez's side are hosted by Manchester United on Sunday.

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Paul Gorst