Duncan Ferguson hailed Everton's "fantastic performance" in a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in his second game in charge, but the caretaker manager was forced to explain the controversial decision to take off Moise Kean after just 19 minutes.
Ferguson brought Kean on in the second half, only to haul him off again 19 minutes later, but he insisted the second substitution was not a reflection of the Italy international's display.
"It wasn't because of Moise Kean's performance," said Ferguson.
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"I just needed to make a substitution to kill a bit of time.