Neville seeks positive reaction

Phil Neville has urged his Everton team-mates not to let their FA Cup semi-final heartache destroy the rest of this season.

Toffees captain Neville delivered a defiant rallying cry after the agonising 2-1 Wembley defeat to Liverpool, which ended the club's hopes of a first trophy for 17 years. Everton must now lift themselves for the Barclays Premier League run-in - starting with next Sunday's game at Manchester United - with a place in Europe still up for grabs. Neville said: "We've somehow got to bounce back from this. "Back in October, when everyone thought the club was on its knees, we've bounced back from that disappointment. We're in seventh position now and the sign of a good team, a great team, is when they bounce back with victories. "This is when we need to show our mettle and we're going to do that next week at Old Trafford."