Koeman: Everton lost two points at Man Utd

Published on: 05 April 2017

Everton boss Ronald Koeman says this his side dropped two points in the 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Toffees grabbed a first-half lead through Phil Jagielka and managed to contain United up until deep into injury-time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic levelled things up for United from the penalty spot in the penultimate minute of the contest after Ashley Williams had been sent off for handling Luke Shaw's goal-bound effort.

"We lost two points, because we did a really good job tonight," Koeman said.

"I think we controlled the game, maybe in the first 10-15 minutes United were the better team with one open chance for Ibrahimovic. They started fast, but I think we controlled well, defended well and we made some mistakes in the second half.

"We had to score the second goal because we had so much space but we didn't always take the right decisions. Even not scoring the second, I was comfortable because, of course, we know we need to defend and we did a great job defensively. It is always difficult with Fellaini, Ibrahimovic and Pogba - tall people in the box, working for second balls but the team was well organised defensively.

"It is always hard to take. Of course, it is the right decision for the penalty at the end but it is painful when you are just one minute away from winning the game. It is really painful because the boys did a great job, they showed everything but it is one point. Okay, if you can't win then don't lose."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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