Everton Goal keeper Jordan Pickford reveals the ONE Man United player that really impressed Him Today
Jordan Pickford left everyone stunned after Everton’s tense clash with Manchester United, dropping a revelation that sent ripples around the league. Even though United left Goodison Park beaten, Pickford couldn’t hide his reaction to one particular Red Devils player — someone whose raw force, aggression, and endless attempts on goal genuinely shook him. And for a keeper who has stood firm against some of the league’s fiercest attackers, his admission sounded more like a warning than praise.
Everton secured the win, United finished the match with ten men, and the Toffees took their chances well. But when the final whistle blew and Pickford stepped in front of the cameras, he didn’t gush about the victory. Instead, he spoke with disbelief about one United player who made his afternoon far more intense than the scoreline suggested.
Pickford didn’t sugarcoat it. He didn’t laugh it off. His tone told the whole story as he admitted, “Even though we beat them at home and they had a man sent off… honestly, I haven’t come up against someone this aggressively dangerous all season. The shots he hit today could’ve seriously hurt me.” From a keeper known for his confidence and boldness, those words landed heavily. Premier League goalkeepers rarely compliment opponents, especially ones they’ve just defeated — and this didn’t sound like admiration. It sounded like respect born out of survival.
What shocked fans even more was that the player Pickford was talking about wasn’t one of the usual suspects. Not Bruno Fernandes. Not Marcus Rashford. Not even Rasmus Højlund. It was the one United player who kept fighting when everything around him fell apart — the one firing from every distance, every angle, refusing to surrender even when United were down a man. His strikes carried the violence of a thunderbolt, the precision of someone obsessed with dragging his team back into the contest, and the intensity of a forward who simply wouldn’t quit.
Pickford said the shots felt like “bullets appearing out of nowhere,” and word from Everton’s defenders was that they kept urging him to stay alert because the United forward looked like he needed just the slightest opening to break through.
United may have walked away with zero points, but that particular player walked away with something rare — genuine, shaken respect from one of the league’s most battle-tested goalkeepers. For a keeper like Pickford to openly admit fear? That means the performance was something extraordinary. Fans watching the replay will feel exactly what he felt: this player is about to explode, and defenders across the league should take note.
Everton took the victory, but that United star claimed the biggest prize of the night — he left the pitch knowing that the next time Pickford sees him lining up a shot, he’ll remember those rockets that almost broke through.
