Everton boss Moyes was quick to emphasise Tim Cahill's importance

Cahill's 85th minute strike was his sixth goal in nine games and ensured Everton won their group.

Moyes said: "Tim popped up again with the winner, but that is what he does. He is so important to us.

"I don't send him out telling him to score goals. He always goes out to score. He always wants to score."

We are enjoying ourselves and there is a lot more to come Everton manager David Moyes

Cahill missed the start of the season with a broken foot, but Moyes said: "His influence is growing game by game.

"It was Tim who forced their player into the offence that won us the penalty, and then he was there on the line to force the ball home when everyone else had stopped."

Moyes admitted Zenit were unfortunate to have Nicolas Lombaerts sent off for handball in the first half, although Mikel Arteta missed the resulting penalty.

He said: "The penalty was a bit harsh, but we are having trouble with them at the moment, they just won't go in. It's the third we have missed in the competition.

"But they were unlucky with the penalty and the sending off. At the time I could not see it but now I have watched the replay on television and the ball looked to hit the lad's body. It didn't look like hand-ball."

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Moyes added: "We deserved to win. We had most of the best players on the pitch and that against the Russian champions who had plenty of players in the Russia side that beat England recently.

"We hit the post and had plenty more chances. But we were the better side and deserved to go through.

"If we keep playing as well as we are, with the tempo and movement, we will continue to do well.

"We have different players, different formations and that gives us confidence. It means we can be more unpredictable in the way we play.

"But we won't get carried away. We are, though, enjoying ourselves and there is a lot more to come."

Zenit boss Advocaat felt his side could have got something from the game, saying: "We got three 100% chances and if you get an opportunity with 10 men you have to take it because you know that with one ball played into your box they would probably score."