“The players themselves should be willing to play European football, but if we play like we did today, we do not deserve to qualify. “I know we have fantastic supporters and all we can do is stay united and raise the level of performance. “I do not think the place scared the players. My feeling is that we are struggling with the level of expectations. “Once you are down 1-0, it does not make life easy. You have to score the first goal yourself. “We can only help the team find better solutions. “We had four forwards on the pitch for almost 60 minutes, but we did not enter their box.” Rangnick suggested that United failed to respond to the failure to accept what turned out to be Gordon’s winning goal. “I think we made a good start. “We had full control for the first 25 minutes, but even then we did not take advantage of this dominant period,” he said. “You could literally feel like they were falling apart after this result against Burnley. You saw that they were not confident, but we did not take advantage of it. “Their first shot on goal – a shot that followed – changed the game and changed the atmosphere on the pitch.” For Lampard, the victory brought a short break after consecutive away defeats that put Everton in danger of relegation. “I have to give a lot of praise to the kids because it’s not easy, two defeats in a week with performances that were good enough to get points, but we didn’t get them,” Lampard said. “To show this level of competitiveness and desire – and to bring the fans into the equation – means they got what they deserved.”
