In the opinion of the English press, the left defender of Everton and the national team of Ukraine Vitaly Mikolenko became the main culprit of the first conceded goal in the game with Manchester United (1:3).
Frank Lampard's men could not beat Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. Journalists call Vitaly Mykolenko one of the main anti-heroes of this meeting.
Portal 90 min gave the Ukrainian five points out of a possible ten, saying that he had a vague meeting.
"Lost Anthony in the first half he was supposed to cover, which led to the Man Utd goal. The Ukrainian had an indistinct match"
Liverpool Echo gave Mykolenko the lowest score in Everton - 4 points. This edition emphasized Vitaliy's missed goal-scoring opportunity.
"Left his position in Man Utd's first goal, gave Anthony a lot of space. Caught up in the second half but missed a good chance to equalize in the 64th minute after Coleman's cross."
Site Liverpool World rated Vitaly's actions at 5 points. Like the rest, they singled out Mykolenko's mistake in the first take of the goal, when the Ukrainian left Anthony unattended, and the Brazilian took full advantage of it.
“Lost Anthony too easily, just watched him score the first goal. Mykolenko had several difficult moments in the first half. Could have scored in the second half of the match, but De Gea handled his shot."
Everton play their next game at home to Southampton on 14 January. The match starts at 17:00 Kyiv time.