Frank Lampard warns against another relegation fight as Everton are thrashed by 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.

"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."

Everton, who also lost their first pre-season clash against Arsenal, take on Blackpool in their third warm-up game on Sunday.

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