Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has refused to underestimate Everton ahead of Saturday's Premier League meeting between the sides at Goodison Park.
The Blues head into the match on the back of a costly 3-2 defeat at the hands of Burnley, raising fears over relegation. United, meanwhile, have problems of their own as they face the prospect of missing out of the top four.
Despite the Red Devils' patchy form under Ralf Rangnick, they will be favourites to come out on top this weekend due to the poor performances Frank Lampard has been witnessing on a near-weekly basis since taking charge of Everton.
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But Dalot has made clear the Blues will have the 'motivation' to pull themselves out of their worsening situation and can therefore not be taken lightly.
"It's always tough to go to Goodison Park," the Portugal international told United Daily. "It is always a tough atmosphere to play in, we know that. They are struggling a little bit but they will have motivation, for sure, to play against us. So we need to expect everything and be ready for any kind of challenge."
Asked whether or not Everton's league position will boost hopes of achieving a result, Dalot added: "No, because they are fighting for their lives, so we need to be completely sharp and completely focused on what we need to do. But we need to expect that they will try everything to get points.
"But we will go there with the mentality of coming back home with three points, win, have a good performance and get onto the next game."
