Jamie Carragher has defended Everton manager Duncan Ferguson's decision to substitute Moise Kean just 19 minutes after he was introduced at Manchester United.
The 19-year-old appeared disconsolate after being substituted on 89 minutes and walked straight down the tunnel, but Ferguson later told reporters his decision was a time-wasting tactic and 'nothing personal'.
Speaking on Monday Night Football, Carragher admitted Kean was 'unfortunate' to be substituted, but he insists Everton's interim manager was only acting in the interest of his team.
Carragher said: 'I never saw the game and you hear about the reaction. We analysed the 18 minutes. Moise Kean finds himself on the left, misunderstanding, it's not a great start that he's in the wrong position. After the goal, Duncan Ferguson dragged Iwobi other and said I want you to go to central midfield and Kean to go wide.
‘He switches off for half a second and Luke Shaw just gets the run on him. He's just ran 50, 60 yards to get back in. Calvert-Lewin should fill in for him. Kean gets the shout from Ferguson. Now the ball comes into him, he loses it. He gives a free-kick away.
‘Ferguson has had a lot of criticism about that decision and people saying you can't do that. Yes you can. I played in a game in a Cup final when Houllier brought Baros off. A manager's job is to get the best result for his team.
'There's no doubt looking at that performance, I think he's a bit unfortunate to come off. He did the same amount of sprints as Calvert-Lewin. It certainly wasn't a lack of effort.'
‘That is an emotional decision because he's frustrated. All he's thinking is I need to get a result for Everton Football Club. I think when he analyses the game and he looks at it, I think he may think I'll make a different decision going forward.’
Wolves captain Conor Coady, who was also a guest on the show, said: ‘You're all one. You all want to move forward in the same way. It's about speaking to him as much as possible. He's still a young boy.‘