Anthony Gordon was trying to gather his composure, an hour after a day of huge importance. His deflected goal had given Everton a lifeline in their battle to beat relegation and the enormity of what had happened against Manchester United was sinking in.
For someone who has been a part of the club since the age of 11, whose investment in it is as emotional as any of those on the baying Gwladys Street, you might have expected a smile as wide as the Mersey, elation that could not be controlled. Not a bit of it.