Frank Lampard warns against another relegation fight as Everton are thrashed by Minnesota United
Everton manager Frank Lampard revealed his team have “a lot to think about” after enduring a 4-0 hammering in their pre-season friendly against Minnesota United.
Despite fielding a strong starting XI - which included the likes of Jordan Pickford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anthony Gordon, Alex Iwobi and Michael Keane - Everton found themselves three goals down after just 36 minutes.
Emanuel Reynoso converted an early penalty, before James Tarkowski doubled that advantage with an own goal. Luis Amarilla scored a third, while Abu Danladi's second-half effort completed a memorable win for the MLS side.
He told the club's website: "The players have to work and understand we were in a relegation battle for a big portion of last season.
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— Everton (@Everton) July 21, 2022
"As a club, it [the Minnesota game] reinforced the situation in terms of what we need to do with the squad, because it has to be stronger than what we saw tonight."
Minnesota United are up 4-0 on Everton 😳
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 21, 2022
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Everton, who also lost their first pre-season clash against Arsenal, take on Blackpool in their third warm-up game on Sunday.