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A host of Everton stars got together to celebrate Idrissa Gueye's 28th birthday
Recent two-goal hero Oumar Niasse and David Henen also made the guest list
Morgan Schneiderlin tweeted picture of the five players and their partners
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Published: 04:18 EDT, 27 September 2017 | Updated: 04:51 EDT, 27 September 2017

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Everton star Idrissa Gueye invited a select few of his team-mates over to celebrate his 28th birthday this week, with former Manchester United star Morgan Schneiderlin among those on the guest list.

The tough-tackling midfielder has become a key cog in Ronald Koeman's side since joining from Aston Villa in 2016 and rung in the start of his prime years alongside Kevin Mirallas, Oumar Niasse and David Henen.

Along with their wives and girlfriends, the five team-mates posed for a picture, which was then posted to Schneiderlin's official Instagram account with the caption: 'Happy birthday frero @iganagueye.'

(L-R) David Henen, Oumar Niasse, Morgan Schneiderlin, Idrissa Gueye and Kevin Mirallas

The Toffees stars were enjoying some downtime following their hard-fought 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, with Niasse responsible for completing the comeback thanks to his two late goals.

Gueye's party is likely to have been a civilised affair, however, with Everton back in action at Goodison Park for their Europa League clash with Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on Thursday.

Gueye has earned 45 caps for Senegal and impressed at Villa Park to earn his move to Everton

The Goodison Park outfit signed Gueye from Aston Villa for £7.65million in the summer of 2016

Having been comprehensively beaten by Atalanta in their opening group game two weeks ago, Koeman's side will need three points to get their European campaign back on track.

Meanwhile, Gueye could be in line for a bumper birthday present from the club as they prepare to offer him a significant pay rise.

The Senegal international, who has 45 caps, has drawn interest from some of Europe's top clubs in recent months, but Everton are keen to end speculation by offering him a new long-term contract and are willing to bring him in line with their top earners to do so.