Toffees skipper Phil hopes late surge continues to end of season

United (in the last 16) at home, at Old Trafford,” Mourinho said.

“In this chair with Porto and Real Madrid, they are out both times. It is not something new for the club... I don’t want to make a drama out of it, we don’t have time for that,” the Portuguese manager added.

With their campaign in Europe’s elite club competition cut short, United will turn their attention to the FA Cup, a competition in which they host Brighton and Hove Albion in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

“We have no time to be sad for more than 24 hours. That’s football, it’s not the end of the world,” Mourinho said. – Reuters EVERTON stood up to Brighton’s physical threat for a 2-0 Premier League win last weekend and defender Phil Jagielka hopes they can reproduce that robust approach in their remaining fixtures.

An own goal by Gaetan Bong and Turkish forward Cenk Tosun’s strike sealed the victory as Everton won their third straight game at Goodison Park.

Skipper Jagielka was impressive on his return to the starting XI from injury and alongside fellow centre-back Michael Keane formed a solid partnership that helped end Brighton’s five-game unbeaten league run.

“They were a big team, we had to defend the box quite well, but thankfully we did that from start to finish and from front to back,” he told the club’s website.

“We got a bit of momentum. We got the fans involved, putting Brighton under pressure, getting a lot of corners, having a few shots on target and winning tackles. This is what we must look to do in every single game. We need to finish the season off as strong as possible and put down a few markers for the start of next season.”

Everton, who have climbed to ninth in the table, take on relegation-threatened Stoke City on Saturday. – Reuters