Marco Silva got off to a brilliant start at Everton as his side hit 22 goals past  Austrian side ATV Irdning in a pre-season friendly.

The Toffees only managed 16 goals away from home last season in the Premier League but stormed past that number in a single fixture against their improbably over-matched hosts in Austria.

Kevin Mirallas led the way with five goals, all after half-time. It was already 10-0 by the interval, with Turkey forward Cenk Tosun hitting four.

If Irdning went through the team-talk ritual of ‘let’s pretend it’s 0-0, lads’ at the break, it is safe to say it did not work.

Oumar Niasse matched Tosun’s tally with goals 21 and 22 – number 19 having arrived via a hilarious lob over the Irdning goalkeeper from 25 yards by one of his teammates.

Ademola Lookman had a treble of his own by that stage, Nikola Vlasic hit a brace and defenders Michael Keane, Leighton Baines and Mason Holgate were also among the scorers.

It is safe to say tougher tasks lie in wait for Silva.

WATCH: All 22 goals scored by Everton