Everton look like Man Utd under Louis van Gaal… Martin Keown launches stinging attack

That is the brutal assessment of BBC Sport pundit Martin Keown.

Everton’s dismal start to the campaign continued yesterday as they could only manage a draw against Brighton.

Anthony Knockaert had given the Seagulls the lead, and Ronald Koeman’s men required a Wayne Rooney penalty in stoppage time to rescue a point.

Keown thinks the Toffees look a little bit like United when Van Gaal was in charge insofar as the players appear to lack confidence.

“There is absolutely no confidence. All the players are like statues, they’re static,” Keown told the Daily Mail.

“It’s almost like watching Manchester United under Louis van Gaal.

“I think there is an imbalance in the team with [Gylfi] Sigurdsson and [Wayne] Rooney playing in the team together. Maybe there’s a big decision coming up to make a change there.”

Everton have just eight points to show from their first eight games and are three points above the relegation zone.

Lukaku left the club over the summer to join United in a £75million deal.

But Keown thinks his departure isn’t the sole reason for Everton’s struggles this term, adding: “It’s not enough to just say that Lukaku is not there. 

“He’s had a massive impact on the Premier League and it’s detrimental to Everton but every one of them has to do more.”


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