There will two modern-day Everton heroes on the sideline at Goodison Park on Saturday.
One will be Duncan Ferguson, the man confirmed as the club's caretaker boss for upcoming games after the sacking of Rafael Benitez.
From him there will be emotion and passion, as there was when he was tasked with a similar firefighting role late in 2019.
Everton will be desperate for Ferguson to capture that lightning in a bottle again.
The other is an altogether different type of hero - Leighton Baines.
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The club's former left-back will be assistant to Ferguson for the indeterminate spell before a permanent manager is named.
While Ferguson has earned adulation from the Goodison Park faithful for his heart-on-the-sleeve approach, Baines found his favour through different methods.
As a player, his consistency and quality was unerring, cementing a reputation as one of the best left-backs to grace the Premier League. In terms of his character, fans embraced the way in which Baines broke the mould of a modern-day footballer - his interests away from the game include music, literature and photography.
So when he decided to hang up his boots in 2020, it was expected Baines would explore pastures new.
The man himself said as much in an interview with the Daily Mail in 2014.
"I hope not," said Baines when asked if his post-playing career would involve football.
"As much as I love it - the reason I don’t watch or read about it now is because I am giving everything I can to it - any bits of time that are my own, I come away from it.
"So when I finish, I think I will get that passion back as I won’t be involved in it. I reckon I would go back as a fan but I’d like to do something else. I just want to try a different world, with different people, different experiences."
But he was quickly ushered into a role as a professional development coach at Everton in 2020 and has evidently impressed in his duties, progressing through the ranks serenely.
So while it was no surprise to see Baines looking effortlessly stylish on the training pitch on Tuesday working with the first-team squad, it was still a little surreal. This didn't feel like a day that would ever come.
But it is so welcome.
Baines' farewell as a player was at Goodison Park behind closed doors in a 3-1 loss to Bournemouth and official confirmation of his decision to retire only came after the final whistle.
You sense a man as modest as Baines would not have minded the understated nature of that farewell, result aside. Although for supporters it was sad to see one of the club's all-time great players finish in these circumstances. If any Everton player in recent years deserved a raucous send off, it was Baines.
On Saturday, he won't be on the brink of the technical area alongside Ferguson bellowing out instructions or hugging ballboys and boygirls. That's never been Baines' style. The Gwladys Street might get a bashful wave, nothing more.
As he did as a player, the 37-year-old will lead by setting an impeccable example during his interim spell. Whether it lasts one game or many more, it will at least give him the chance to put a more fitting gloss on his Everton career.
