Everton under-21s assistant coach Keith Southern praised the 'character and resilience' of his side and believes they didn’t deserve to be on the end of a drubbing at the hands of Manchester United.
After a 2-0 Premier League International Cup victory against Dinamo Zagreb in the week, the young Blues were beaten 4-1 by a strong United team, which included Tom Huddlestone who came off the bench, on their return to league action at Leigh Sports Village.
Joe Hugill gave United the lead before Omari Forson added a second in the 33rd minute of the game. However, Liam Higgins gave Paul Tait’s side hope when he reduced the arrears seven minutes before the break.
