Wayne
Rooney dedicated Everton's 4-0 victory over West Ham United to interim manager
David Unsworth after scoring a superb hat-trick in front of incoming manager
Sam Allardyce.
Allardyce was in the stands at
Goodison Park on Wednesday after Everton announced he was finalising talks to
succeed Ronald Koeman as permanent manager.
Unsworth, Everton's under-23s
coach, has been filling in since Koeman was sacked last month and although he
has won only two of his eight games at the helm, Rooney said he had helped
steady the ship.
"I'm sure we'll enjoy
tonight, but first of all we've got to give thanks to David Unsworth,"
Rooney told BT Sport.
"He's stepped in at a
difficult time for the football club. He's a true Everton person.
"I'm delighted for him
we've got this victory because it's an important win for the club, but also for
David Unsworth