Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard insists the Toffees can raise themselves for Saturday's visit of English Premier League title-chasers Manchester City after their own quest for Champions League football suffered a setback.
The Toffees were their own worst enemy at Southampton last weekend, scoring a pair of own-goals to give the Saints a 2-0 victory.
Everton's defeat meant they missed the chance to provisionally leapfrog Arsenal into fourth place and a Champions League spot.
But a draw with City would guarantee Everton a place in next season's Europa League, while any points they took off City would do near-neighbours Liverpool a favour in the Reds' quest to win the title.
United States international Howard, reflecting on the loss at St Mary's Stadium, told the Liverpool Echo: "Hopefully we'll brush it aside as a one-off and we'll have it all to do against Manchester City.
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"It will be wide open, a tactical battle with top players on display.
"Those games take care of themselves. Those are the easy games to play in."
