Ian Wright has backed Everton supporters in there protests against Farhad Moshiri's ownership of the club, but Roy Keane has called for a greater resilience on the pitch.
The Toffees were dumped out of the FA Cup on Friday evening at the first time of asking, as they went down 3-1 against Manchester United. Conor Coady had cancelled out Antony's opener, only to put the ball in his own net in the second half before Marcus Rashford added a late third from the spot.
It was a spirited performance from the Blues who thought they had equalised late on via Dominic Calvert-Lewin, only to see the goal chalked off for offside. But some travelling supporters brought banners into Old Trafford, calling for the removal of the current board as Everton's underachievement on the pitch rumbles on.
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Frank Lampard's side find themselves creeping back into another unwanted relegation dog-fight and television pundit Wright thinks hard-up supporters have every right to express their anger. Speaking on ITV after the FA Cup match at Old Trafford, Wright said: "I’ve got no problem with the Everton fans doing that. I think the Everton fans should be saying that and the Everton board should be saying something to those fans. Those fans turn up, with the way Everton have been running the last few years, and they still turn up tonight after a hammering the other day, they should be saying something."
On Friday, the ECHO's front page was dedicated to Everton, calling on Farhad Moshiri and Bill Kenwright to break their silence around the club's seemingly inevitable battle against relegation for the second year running.
But fellow ITV pundit Keane, was more concerned with matters on the pitch and called on the players to show the same bravery and willingness to get on the ball at Goodison Park as they had done at Old Trafford.
Keane said: "Sometimes it’s easier when you’re away from home. The atmosphere, protests against the board, the players have got to show a bit of character and bravery at home matches when the fans are on your back and say listen, I’m playing for Everton, I’m a big player, give me the ball, and then show some sort of bravery.
"Courage is not about hitting people all the time, it’s about wanting the ball when you don’t want it, and that’s what they’ve got to show. It’s okay coming to Old Trafford and getting a few plaudits, even if you’ve been beaten, it’s what you do at home. That will dictate their season. But they’re showing enough tonight to say there are worse teams than you in the Premier League."
Everton are currently 18th in the Premier League sitting in the relegation zone on goal difference.
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