Was it a goodbye of Everton by Phil Jagielka?

Marco Silva refused to discuss Phil Jagielka's future at Everton, insisting that the club captain's late visit in Burnley's 2-0 win was not for sentimental reasons.

Jagielka has been at the heart of Everton's defense for more than a decade, but his contract is in effect at the end of a season where he was limited to seven appearances.

The latest came in the last game of the Everton campaign at Goodison Park, where he received an enthusiastic welcome after replacing Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Silva revealed that he had met Jagielka this week and that he was planning another conversation with the 36-year-old player in the coming days.

However, when asked to disclose the details of the discussion, Silva said, "What I told him was staying between him and him.

"I did not talk only about the future, we talked about the whole season, a lot of things. In the end, he is our captain, not just what you want to do.

"But when I made this decision (to replace him with a replacement), it's not because he will be here or not next season. I had another one to do. "

Everton kept his hopes of being among the top seven, two goals in three minutes in the first half, a deserved reward after a series start, gave him a fourth straight home win on Friday night.

The Richarlison attack in the 17th minute was decisive for Burnley defenseman Ben Mee, while Seamus Coleman took the advantage on the return of the ball while Everton took a point behind Wolves in seventh. position.

This is a position that seals a place for the Europa League if Manchester City beats Watford in this month's FA Cup final, but Everton's goal will be extinguished if the Wolves beat Fulham, already relegated. weekend.

Silva said, "It was a very good performance. In my opinion, the first 30 minutes were fantastic, almost all in the first period, but the first 30 minutes were very good.

"Of course, the second half was not so good. We tried to control the game, not with the ball, without doing the same things.

"But we really deserve the three points. All the credit to our players, they have done well again. Our work this weekend is over, let's see what others can do. "

Everton's 5-1 victory at Turf Moor's Boxing Day left Burnley three points off safety at the halfway point of the season.

But only the two clubs in Manchester and Liverpool have taken more points than Burnley since then, which means they've ensured their survival before their penultimate match.

The boss Sean Dyche has therefore adopted a pragmatic vision when evaluating this loss.

He said: "They are human beings and they climbed a mountain in the second half of the season. Getting the points we have is a fantastic achievement.

"I will definitely not question the players. On the other hand, you want them to win games and the winning mentality has made sense to us this season.

"It's still a little frustrating, but it's just a low level of frustration because things could have been very different in the second half of the season."

Everton defender Michael Keane's clumsy attack from the back of Matej Vydra, just 15 minutes from the finish, led Burnley to claim a penalty.

Dyche responded to the invitation: "I'm not sure whether it's in the box, it's very tight. It could be on the line of the box.

"I took a quick look, but I was more looking at the incident than if it was in the box."