Everton manager Frank Lampard hailed his goalkeeper’s heroics against in the win over Manchester United as he said: “Jordan Pickford is England’s number one for a reason.”
Pickford made several important saves before Anthony Gordon’s deflected shot gave Everton a lead they were able to protect to the final whistle. The Blues keeper then produced a sensational reaction stop to Cristiano Ronaldo with just minutes left.
Describing the role Pickford played in a win that means Everton will not fall into the relegation zone this weekend, Lampard said: “I think there were two good saves in the first half and an outstanding save at the end. It felt outstanding to me because of the moment and, to be honest, a few bits like that have been going against us slightly, moments you kind of expect the net to bulge - one of those happened at Burnley.
