David Moyes praised Everton’s resilient response to a troubled week after his side twice came from behind to salvage a point against Manchester United through Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s long-range strike. The deadline-day signing, who was introduced in the 77th minute after James Garner pulled up with cramp, preserved Everton’s unbeaten start to the season with a 25-yard effort in the 96th minute. Tyrique George also scored a superb equaliser to lift the mood at Hill Dickinson Stadium after transfer deadline day had left Moyes with a weaker squad and only one striker in Thierno Barry.
The Everton manager insisted it had been easy to keep the negativity away from his players. The players hugely bought into it. It can hurt you being a player down but it can also have the opposite reaction.
Who knows how it will go? It will be difficult when we have three games a week.” Moyes also paid tribute to the quality of the goals from Maitland-Niles and George, who cancelled out finishes from Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko respectively. We have not had a chance to get to know Ainsley but it was a great start from him.”
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