LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Nigerian striker Ayegbeni Yakubu expects to terrorise Premier League defenders again this season after setting his sights on another 20-goal haul. Yakubu, 25, became the first Everton player to score 20 goals in a single season since Bob Latchford in 1978 as he netted 21 times in all competitions last term. The Super Eagles star, who signed from Middlesbrough for a club record £11.25mil last year, believes he can do even better in 2008-09 because he is playing with such talented team-mates. “I’m confident about scoring more than 20 goals again in this season,” Yakubu said. “It’s not easy to score 20 goals in a season and it has been a long time since an Everton player managed it, so you can imagine how pleased I was. “But with the quality of players we have and the work we put in, I believe I can score...
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