Everton were handed a 10-point Premier League deduction recently, something that brought them down to 19th place in the table.
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Everton have a difficult assignment at the weekend, as they entertain Manchester United to Old Trafford on Sunday. It is a game that would normally get the supporters excited in the city and also keeping in mind the home side’s recent off-the-field situation, a lot of people will be looking forward to this contest. Everton were handed a 10-point Premier League deduction recently, something that brought them down to 19th place in the table.
However, Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin is confident that the squad remains united despite the recent setback. He also went on to explain what kind of atmosphere can be expected against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. “I’ve played in a lot of games against United at Goodison, and the atmosphere is always incredible,” Calvert-Lewin was quoted as saying on the club’s website.
He added: “I expect the weekend to be no different – if not, more electric. I’m sure the fans will be ready. Us as players, we’ll prepare the same as normal and make sure we’re ready to put in a performance and collect the three points. I think, given the circumstances, I’ve sensed a lot of unity and togetherness. We were off on the international break when the news broke, but coming back in this week, I don’t feel like it’s fazed us players. We know, as a group, we can’t affect that. All we can affect is what’s in front of us, and that’s the game on Sunday, so we’re looking forward to that.”
Ahead of the points deduction, Everton were on a good run, something the tall striker would wish his team continues. “Confidence is as high as it can be, and as high as it should be. Within those games, we’ve ground out a couple of results, but we’ve also won convincingly in some of them. We’re taking the momentum into this weekend, and not letting the external things that we can’t really affect have an impact on us in the camp. We have to focus on how we have been winning games and how we have been playing well. The weekend should be no different,” he stated.
Calvert-Lewin also reached a landmark recently with his strike against West Ham United being his 50th goal in the Premier League. Talking about it, the centre-forward said, “I’m proud to reach 50 goals. I think it’s something that kind of crept up, really. I wasn’t totally aware of it until I was one off. But it’s a great milestone for myself, and I’m hungry to get to 100. My favourite would have to be the Palace goal. Palace at home. Scoring that goal, I’ve never experienced emotion in a stadium like it. That’s something that will stay with me forever, and obviously, given the significance of the goal, I think that’s my favourite one.”
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