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title: "Everton: Fans buzzing over Demarai Gray comments"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2021-10-04T17:10:29Z"
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# Everton: Fans buzzing over Demarai Gray comments

**Lots of Everton fans have been left buzzing over recent comments which emerged from Demarai Gray.**

Speaking to the media after the Toffees managed to draw 1-1 at Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday, his comments since being shared by the Merseyside club on their official [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1444980302829457414) channel, the 25-year-old has said: “I have a manager here and a team that believes in me and give me the freedom to express myself.”

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The winger was [pivotal in the equaliser](https://www.skysports.com/football/manchester-united-vs-everton/report/446354) for Andros Townsend as he raced down the flank on the counterattack, and in general he is finding life very enjoyable under Rafa Benitez.

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Gray has scored three goals and supplied one assist in seven Premier League games so far this term ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/demarai-gray/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/292417/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB1&pos=&trainer_id=)), and he looks like he is going to turn out to be one of the bargains of the summer transfer window after the Toffees paid a mere [£1.8m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/demarai-gray/transfers/spieler/292417) to Bayer Leverkusen to sign him in July.

### Everton fans on Gray comments

These Everton supporters were buzzing with Gray as his comments were shared on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1444980302829457414) by the club:

**“We’ve needed someone like him for years the fact that Rafa has him playing well consistently in a system that suits his skill only bodes well for the season”**

[Credit: @BrunsypPB](https://twitter.com/BrunsypPB/status/1445016844595875842)

**“Been absolutely brilliant.. he’s very dangerous when he’s on point.. gets you out of your chair when he picks the ball up and runs at the defenders at pace”**

[Credit: @paulholman19](https://twitter.com/paulholman19/status/1444982404519706627)

**“Outstanding player. What a buy.”**

[Credit: @EvertonianMark](https://twitter.com/EvertonianMark/status/1444982980275937282)

**“Top player”**

[Credit: @simoncooper107](https://twitter.com/simoncooper107/status/1444988921444700166)

**“Class Demarai”**

[Credit: @BH\_Design](https://twitter.com/BH_Design/status/1444995923462008832)

**“Unreal him”**

[Credit: @Alexand45170143](https://twitter.com/Alexand45170143/status/1444985912002240524)

***In other news,*** [***find out whose display against Man Utd was slammed by numerous Everton fans***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/tom-davies-man-utd-premier-league/)