Everton: David Moyes, Vitor Pereira, Nigel Pearson – who are the contenders to succeed Marco Silva?

Marco Silva has been sacked as manager of Everton after a dreadful run of form left the club in the Premier League's bottom three.

Silva departs the club after a season and a half in charge at Goodison Park, with his final game in charge a Merseyside Derby thrashing at the hands of Liverpool FC.

Duncan Ferguson has been appointed as interim manager but the search is underway for a permanent successor to the Portuguese.

The Independent understands that former Toffees boss David Moyes and highly-rated globetrotter Vitor Pereira, who came close to succeeding Moyes in 2013, are among the top contenders for the job.

Here we look at some of the leading candidates to succeed Silva at Everton:

Who do you think will take over at Goodison Park? Let us know.