Leeds United 2-2 Everton - recap: Marcelo Bielsa, Rafa Benitez, Liam Cooper and Kalvin Phillips post-match reaction

Everton forward Demarai Gray speaking to Match of the Day: “It’s important to me to make a good start at Everton. I feel I’ve integrated into the team and the system and I’m working well with the manager. My focus is to keep being a threat and hopefully put more goals in.

“Against a team like Leeds you have to kill the game off. They’re always going to apply the pressure and with the fans here, they’re not going to give up. We could have taken more today but we’ll take the point.”

On his acrobatic celebration: “I went flying after the goal. I’m delighted to get off the mark and score in front of the away fans.”

Biesa says in his post-match press conference: “It was a big effort, especially because we went behind twice. Given the amount of minutes we dominated, we should have created more chances at goal.

“We should have conceded less chances at our goal. We played against an opponent that didn’t need to dominate to create danger.”

Everton boss Rafael Benitez speaking to Match of the Day: “We could have won today, we fought for every ball and little-by-little we had more chances and more control in the game. But, we were also under pressure against a really good team so I’m really pleased with how reacted and the commitment of the players.

“We’ve had 17 attempts away from home, some really clear chances. Overall we did well against a good team. Hopefully we can continuing improving.

“Marcelo (Bielsa) has been working with his team for three years, we’ve had six weeks here so I’m expecting us to improve but I was really pleased.

“We were expecting the team to start well this season. This was always going to be a difficult game so I’m pleased with four points out of six.”

Leeds captain Liam Cooper speaking to Match of the Day: “If there’d been another 5-10 minutes we’d have won. We were in the ascendancy and I think we’ve had the chances. We’ll take a point, it’s a bit disappointing but obviously, if you can’t win, don’t get beat.”

“It was unbelievable to be walking out to that atmosphere and energy. They’re our 12th man every single home game. They’ve been starved of football and we’ve really missed them. If it’s going to be like that every game, we’ll be absolutely buzzing.

On the penalty incident: “Dom’s (Calvert-Lewin) initiated the contact, he’s got hold of my shirt and I’ve got a bit of him. It’s one of those things. I was disappointed it was a penalty but I like to think these things even themselves out over the season.

“We can’t grumble about them, we move on to our next game now.”

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa, speaking to Match of the Day: “We dominated a large portion of the game, more than the opponent but in function of that dominance we should have created more chances at goal and suffered less chances at our goal.

“The public is always a stimulus and the presence of the spectators is very important. It made us very happy and it was very emotional to play in front of them again.

“Our goalkeeper made two interventions that we valued as a goal in our favour today and allowed us to get the draw.”

On the penalty incidents, one given to Everton, one not given to Leeds: “The referee and VAR do what is fair and what they see.”