Everton signed off from Goodison Park with a 2-0 win over Southampton.

Iliman Ndiaye opened the scoring after just five minutes with a sweeping finish after recovering a loose ball and driving into the visitors’ penalty area.

The Senegal international doubled his tally on the stroke of a half time by slotting home from a through pass by Dwight McNeil in front of the Park End.

David Moyes’ side moved up to 13th in the Premier League table after downing an already relegated Saints before sending off their spiritual home.

Here were the key talking points from Goodison’s last-ever game:

Goodison receives perfect send-off

After 133 years, the final ever game played at Goodison Park by the Everton men’s team was everything that supporters hoped it would be and more.

The result and performance proved incidental on an afternoon when this famous old ground dusted off its glad rags to deliver a memorable final act.

A carnival atmosphere permeated Goodison Road long before the midday kick-off and forced David Moyes’ side to take an alternative route of entry.

Such inconveniences are minor in the grand scheme of sending off the Blues’ spiritual home in favour of pastures new by the banks of the River Mersey.

Fans ran through every imaginable chant from yesteryear; from the class of 1985 to Moyes himself via Duncan Ferguson, Alan Ball and Richarlison.

There was even an honourable mention for Roberto Martinez and, on the more unflattering end of the spectrum, Rafael Benitez’s short-lived spell.

Following an emotionally charged farewell ceremony, featuring an array of former players, some fans chanced their arms by sneaking onto the pitch.

Good-natured security announcements urging them to take the obligatory photographs before vacating the turf maintained the spirit of the occasion.

Evertonians were allowed to handle the leaving of Goodison in all manner of emotions despite tears being the overriding one among the 39,002 crowd.

The Grand Old Lady’s farewell has been several years in the making but silverware notwithstanding, this was as close to a perfect send-off gets.

It truly is the end of an era.

Is Doucoure’s fate already sealed?

Every player in a royal blue shirt pointedly made their flinal moments on the Goodison pitch count, whether in being substituted or as automatic starter.

Seamus Coleman was the first to linger in the atmosphere when an early knock forced the Everton captain out of the action in favour of Ashley Young.

But Abdoulaye Doucoure’s reaction to being hooked for Charly Alcaraz, midway through the second half, was a particularly revealing moment.

Whether it was the emotion of a final outing at Goodison or more aligned to uncertainty over his future is something only the player himself can answer.

Unlike others in the dressing room, Doucoure has not shied away from openly discussing the parameters which are a barrier to extending his Everton stay.

The Mali international’s blunt stance, insisting he will not take a pay cut to seal for another 12-mohth contract, appeared to put the writing on the wall.

And Doucoure’s reaction, hugging several teammates on his way to the touchline, would suggest the saga has reached an unsatisfactory conclusion.

Moyes already setting the bar high

Amid the myriad interviews conducted on the ptich after Southampton’s sorry campaign was dealt a fresh blow, Moyes’ own thoughts were highly sought.

The Everton manager reflected on encountering the club he rejoined in January as a familial one beset by problems. ‘Broken’ was his term of choice.

Anyone who endured the unrelenting doom spiral under Sean Dyche would struggle to argue to the contrary – but the times have clearly changed since.

The Premier League table alone tells its own story, with a leap to 13th marking a half-season of progress since Moyes’ reascension to the throne.

Yet the Scot is not resting on those laurels as he warned those soon set to taking up residence at Hill Dickinson Stadium of the next task at hand.

Supporters were told that they would need to be ‘at it again’ in providing his team support ahead of a potentially exciting new chapter in Everton’s history.

In return, Moyes vowed that his squad and staff would strive to ‘give you the best we possibly can’ following years of constant on-field disappointment.

Few recent Everton bosses have spoken with such optimism and drive as the latest incumbent. Hopefully it will proved to be a sign of things to come.