New Delhi: Everton held Manchester United to a 2-2 draw but couldn’t prevent Ruben Amorim’s side from winning the Premier League Summer Series in Atlanta.
Everton equalised twice to claim their first point of the tournament in a game where new signing Bryan Mbeumo made his first appearance for United.
James Tarkowski foul on Amad Diallo earned United a penalty, which captain Bruno Fernandes converted to put United ahead on the 19th minute.
But Iliman Ndiaye put Everton level in the 40th minute from Idrissa Gueye’s cross after Vitalii Mykolenko had dispossessed Manuel Ugarte.
Second-half substitute Mason Mount put United ahead for the second time on 69 minutes, curling Fernandes’ pass past Jordan Pickford only for Everton to equalise again.
Ayden Heaven scored an own goal in the 75th minute when Amad’s attempted clearance hit him and sneaked into the net.
After the match, Fernandes criticised his team’s display, terming it ‘lazy’ and called for more signings in the transfer window.
“We didn’t want to finish in this way. Our performance wasn’t the best and we were a little bit lazy today. We want to avoid that because with laziness you can pay at any moment,” the United skipper said.
“It’s improving. But it’s not the place it needs to be. I don’t want to take a dig at anyone but the club is doing the best they can in terms of the financial situation they talk about,” he said.
“But it was crystal clear we needed more competition for the players that were here, more quality to get everyone to step up a little more to get to the XI, and I think that is what the club are trying to do.
“Hopefully we can get one or two players more to help with that.”
United finished 15th-placed in the Premier League and went down to Tottenham in the final of the Europa League last season. Fernandes urged his team-mates to exhibit a winning mentality on the pitch.
“Every small thing matters. At this football club you cannot do anything wrong on or off the pitch because it is too big worldwide and you get punished by that,” he said.
“You get the attention of the media, the attention from the fans and you have to be aware of that. The culture of this club was winning. We need to bring that back.
“It’s not only the winning mentality that we need but it is other things too that the club are trying to improve like the facilities, the team, the staff and a lot of other things.
“A lot of people have suffered from this and now it is time for us players to show it on the pitch.”
