Everton under-18s assistant coach Kieran Driscoll praised Martin Sherif after he scored a 20-minute hat-trick to rescue his side a point against Derby County.
The Blues’ under-18s found themselves 3-0 down to Jake Buxton’s side with just 20 minutes to go at Derby’s Moor Farm Training Ground on Saturday. However, a remarkable treble from Sherif helped extend his side’s unbeaten league run to five games.
Everton were under the stewardship of Driscoll for the game, with manager Leighton Baines absent after helping to oversee first-team training with Paul Tait this week following Frank Lampard’s sacking on Monday.