David Moyes praised Everton's resilience after his side twice fought back from behind to draw 2-2 with Manchester United, insisting the club's difficult transfer deadline day would not undermine team spirit. Deadline-day signing Ainsley Maitland-Niles struck a dramatic 25-yard winner-turned-equaliser in the sixth minute of stoppage time to preserve Everton's unbeaten start to the season, despite Moyes being left with a threadbare squad and only one recognised striker, Thierno Barry.

Maitland-Niles, a £4.3m arrival from Lyon, came on in the 77th minute after James Garner went off with cramp before scoring his late leveller, while Tyrique George also netted a fine equaliser to cancel out goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Moyes said his squad had rallied rather than been demoralised by the lack of transfer reinforcements, telling players there would be "no excuses", and warned that fixture congestion with three games a week would test their depleted resources.