Everton's defeat to Manchester United was a reminder of their present situation.

That is the opinion of defender James Tarkowski, who believes that his teammates should know how they have to play if they are to stay up this season.

The Blues are still in serious relegation danger, with Tarkowski knowing they must get back to winning ways next time around.

"He's outstanding, and you see it today because we gave them golden opportunities," Tarkowski said of his teammate Jordan Pickford, per the Liverpool Echo.

"I think it's just a reminder of the levels we need to be at to stay in this league. It's a minor blip in what has been a good run. We've just got to focus on the next one."

"It's hard to maintain the standard we've been pushing, and some days you have off days like this," he added.

"It was a shame we went a goal down late on in the first half.

"Before their second goal, I thought we had a chance. We thought we could stick in there, but not today."