Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon ignored by Everton as past and present players congratulated
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Anthony Gordon was named as the Player of the Tournament after England won the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in 39 years.
The Newcastle United winger starred for Lee Carsley's side, who became the first team in the tournament's history not to concede a goal when they beat Spain 1-0 in yesterday's final in Batumi, Georgia.
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Hide AdEverton, Gordon's former club, were quick to congratulate their players James Garner and Jarrad Branthwaite along with midfielder Blue Lee Carsley, head coach of the Under-21s.
The club tweeted: "Huge congratulations @jgarnerr96, @Jarradbranthwa1 and former Blue Lee Carsley on winning #U21EURO!"
However, there was no mention of another former Blue, 22-year-old Gordon, and United fans quickly picked up on the perceived slight.
Everton had sold Gordon to Newcastle in January for £45million.
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Hide AdThe 22-year-old had been left out of then-manager Frank Lampard's starting XI in the weeks before the sale.
Gordon – who netted twice for England in the tournament – scored his first United goal in the season-ending 1-1 draw against Chelsea in late May.