Everton beat Burnley 3-1 on Monday night, with winger Dwight McNeil unable to conjure up a victory over the club who fancy signing him.
Burnley did take the lead at Everton as Ben Mee headed in the opener from a Johann Berg Gudmundsson cross.
Everton went wild in six minutes though, scoring three times through Michael Keane, Andros Townsend and Demarai Gray.
Everton’s interest in McNeil
Everton went up against Burnley winger McNeil, who created one great chance in the first half that Chris Wood squandered.
McNeil did enjoy a strong performance against Everton. He recorded three shots on target, five successful dribbles, two key passes and two tackles.
The 21-year-old showed his class at Goodison Park – not that Everton needed a reminder.
Everton were chasing a £25million deal for McNeil over the summer according to The Times. The Liverpool Echo add that Everton are keeping tabs on McNeil ahead of a 2022 move.
Carragher comments on McNeil future
Jamie Carragher had his say on McNeil, talking live on Sky Sports (13/09, 7:47pm).
Carragher believes that Everton are ‘really interested’ in McNeil and enquired about him this past summer.
Carragher called McNeil a ‘really quality player’, praising him for his creativity at Burnley.
The ex-Liverpool man added that clubs will ultimately think they can pinch McNeil from Burnley – and thinks Everton are one of them.
“McNeil is a player I think Everton are really interested in, I think enquired about in the summer,” said Carragher. “I think he’s a really big part of what Burnley do, he adds that creativity at times. I think he’s a really quality player.”
“There’s no doubt there will be suitors who maybe feel they can take him away from Burnley, unfortunately for them, and I think Everton are one of them,” he added.
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