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Carlo Ancelotti has lifted the lid on his message to the Everton squad after they threw away a two-goal lead at home to Newcastle on Tuesday night.

The Blues were leading 2-0 in the dying embers of the game thanks to strikes from Moise Kean and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but eventually drew 2-2 as Florian Lejeune scored twice in injury time .

And the manager has revealed he drew on one particular past experience in his personal career in his post-match message to his players.

The boss was pleased with the general performance of his side, but admitted there was an obvious disappointment in the dressing room to have dropped two points late on.

He told his post-match press conference: “I think that the idea of the way we played was good. To follow this idea, to continue to train well, to work hard, to have a clear idea – everything was ok today offensively and defensively.

“We played more vertical to the last games we played, so I am really pleased for this.

“Of course the players are really sad in this moment. I said to them that I lost the final of the Champions League winning 3-0, so it can happen sometimes.”

Everton had been cruising through the closing stages of the match and looked set to secure Ancelotti's third league win at home.

Instead though the Blues ended the night in 12 place in the Premier League table, missing the opportunity to go above Spurs into eighth.

And the manager shared his thoughts on a frantic final two minutes at Goodison Park, but was still keen to focus on the positive performance from his side.

“There are things in football that are unpredictable,” the Italian added.

“Until their first goal, no-one could think that Newcastle could draw the game. Me too.

“We played really well and deserved to win, but we have to accept the result because sometimes in football things happen that you cannot control.

“It's true that we could stay more focused on set pieces, it's true that we can stay more focused in the last minutes.

“But I think the team played a fantastic game for 90 minutes. We are disappointed of course, but on the other side we are pleased with the performance.”