'It Was A Great Reaction Save' - Utd Captain Praises Everton GK After World Class Save To Deny Ighalo

Published: March 01, 2020

Manchester United and Everton shared the spoils in a Premier League tie on Sunday afternoon, playing out a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park following two goalkeeping blunders.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring in the third minute when an attempted clearance by United goalkeeper
David De Gea rebounded off the striker and into the net.

The next goal was going to be absolutely crucial and it was the visitors that got it through Bruno Fernandes, whose shot from distance somehow beat goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought on Odion Ighalo as a replacement for Mason Greenwood in the 72nd minute and the former Nigeria international came close to grabbing a winner but Pickford pulled off a magnificent save to deny the striker from close range in the 90th minute.

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire hailed his England teammate for his outstanding save at the end of the match which denied his team three points.

Speaking to BBC post-match, Maguire said : "It was a great reaction save [by Jordan Pickford], it was an unbelievable chance to win the game - and David pulled off a world class save for us too."

Ighalo also had two clear cut chances to bury the ball in the back of the net in his two previous games against Chelsea and Watford but was unlucky not to score.

The 30-year-old has now appeared in five official matches for Manchester United, scoring once in a Europa League match against Club Brugge three days ago.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel