Duncan Ferguson hailed Everton s fantastic performance in a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in his second game in charge, but the caretaker manager remains uninterested in taking on the job.
Victor Lindelof s own-goal put Everton on course for a second consecutive victory under Ferguson following their 3-1 triumph over Chelsea, but Mason Greenwood came off the bench to score an equaliser for United.
Four points from two difficult fixtures reflects well on Ferguson s ability to motivate the Toffees in the wake of Marco Silva s sacking, but the former Everton striker again dismissed the suggestion he could assume the role on a full-time basis.
Reflecting on his players performance, Ferguson told Sky Sports: It s tremendous.
What a fantastic performance the boys put in. They were fantastic to a man. I m delighted because we ve got a point. I cannot complain.
We ve beat a top team in Chelsea and come to Old Trafford and got a draw. This is only our sixth draw [at United] in 30 years [we had] only won twice here and had five draws before this.
I understand we have to go for the best managers to get to the club, the best managers in the world.
| Same again. Only this time in shirt and tie.
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Ferguson brought Moise Kean on in the second half, only to haul him off again 19 minutes later, but he insisted the second substitution was not a reflection of the Italy international s display.
It wasn t because of Moise Kean s performance, said Ferguson.
I just needed to make a substitution to kill a bit of time. I had so many strikers on the bench. It s nothing personal against Moise Kean.
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin hailed Ferguson s influence on the team, saying: It s unbelievable. You see the passion he has for the club there and how much the fans love him.
It rubs off on the players, and I think you can see that again today to a man, we ve worked our socks off. If you can t win it, don t lose it, and I think that was the main message today.
