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Everton boss Dyche: Our performance deserved victory at Man Utd

Everton boss Sean Dyche is adamant their performance deserved victory at Manchester United.

The Blues lost 2-0 - via two penalties - at Old Trafford in Saturday's early kickoff.

"[It's] broken-record time," said Dyche. "I can't tell you how frustrated I am. I'm trying to speak calmly about the situation, which is incredibly frustrating, after coming to Old Trafford and delivering a performance like that and yet we don't win.

"I can't remember the stats being that high [at Old Trafford], with 23 efforts at goal, 50/50 on the possession, and I think we agree it was mainly us in the attacking area of the pitch. [We had] 45 entries into the box - of quality - and 15 for them.

"The players are doing a lot right and these stats, usually, bring more than we got today, but I'm never naive enough to ignore what is most important thing and the bit we have to get right, which is the scoreline.

"I have to keep saying it as it is because I'm telling the truth. The Evertonians here today saw it. Everyone saw it. It's very difficult when I'm watching the team with so much quality, getting in those areas, and not taking their chances.

"The expectation continues to be the same - win games. Win games for yourselves, for your mates, for Everton Football Club, for the badge. That devilment in the box and that desire to go and get the last touch and put the ball in the net, it's got to be constant - and that's the bit we're lacking.

"I said to the players - and you've heard me talk about this in the media in the week - not every goal can be a beautiful goal. We got into some amazing chances today where we should be scoring but we don't. But then, if you can't score them, what about scoring the ugly ones? The fight-scene ones. What about the one like their lad, sprinting to get the ball to draw a foul to win a penalty? Go and get hurt like that.

"That's what we've got to change - the willingness to get hurt to go and score a goal."

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