Manchester United defeated Everton at Old Trafford thanks to first-half penalties from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, ending their losing streak at two.
In a bizarre game in which Everton became the fifth team in six Premier League games to take at least 20 shots against Erik ten Hag's side, the visiting team paid the price for their profligacy and reckless defending. I was forced to pay.
Skipper James Tarkowski and fellow defender Ben Godfrey caught Alejandro Garnacho with a reckless challenge.
Fernandes took the first spot-kick, beating Jordan Pickford with an accurate low shot into the left corner of the England keeper.
But for the second time, the United captain shifted the blame to Rashford. It seemed like an unnecessary risk, but Rashford held his own and sent Pickford the other way for his seventh goal of the season.
The result moved United within three points of fifth-placed Tottenham after defeats to Fulham and Manchester City, but Ange Postecoglou's side still have two games in hand.
And following Thursday's European result, whether fifth place will secure qualification for next season's Champions League is less certain than previously thought.
The defeat continues Everton's poor run of form, with Sean Dyche's side now with just five points from 11 games and with next week's Merseyside derby canceled due to Liverpool's FA Cup appearance. could fall into the relegation zone during the international break.
More to come.
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Manchester United
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squad numberFourplayer nameSouth Amrabat -
squad numbertwenty oneplayer nameanthony
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squad number53player nameKambwala
lineup
Manchester United
formation 4-2-4-0
- twenty fourOnana
- 20Dalot
- 35evansReplacementKambwalain 89 minutesminutes
- 19Varan
- 2lindelof
- 37MainuReplacementSouth Amrabatin 79 minutesminutes
- 18Casemiro
- 17GarnachoReplacementanthonyin 83 minutesminutes
- 39McTominayBooked in 69 minutes
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- Tenrashford
substitute
- 1bindil
- FourSouth Amrabat
- 14Eriksen
- 16Diallo
- twenty oneanthony
- 45Me
- 53Kambwala
- 65collier
- 75Ogany
everton
formation 4-4-1-1
- 1pickford
- twenty twogodfrey
- 6tarkowski
- 32Branthwaite
- 19MykolenkoReplacementRamallo Cermitiin 88 minutesminutes
- 11harrisonReplacementDobbinin 61 minutesminutes
- 37garnerReplacementyoungin 75 minutesminutes
- 8OnanaI made a reservation for 26 minutes.
- 7McNeil
- 16DocoureBooked in 34 minutesReplacementAndre Gomezin 61 minutesminutes
- 14Gomez BethuncalReplacementCalvert Lewinin 61 minutesminutes
substitute
- 2patterson
- FiveKeene
- 9Calvert Lewin
- 12Neves Virginia
- 18young
- twenty oneAndre Gomez
- twenty threecoleman
- 28Ramallo Cermiti
- 61Dobbin
- Referee:
- Simon Hooper
- Attendance:
- 73,601
live text
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Game over, Manchester United 2, Everton 0.
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End of the second half, Manchester United 2, Everton 0.
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Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford was caught offside.
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Corner, Manchester United. Andre Gomez concedes a goal.
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Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)'s right-footed shot from the center of the box was blocked.
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Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) took a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it was saved into the top center of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
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Corner, Manchester United. Jarrad Branthwaite concedes a goal.
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Attempt saved. Andre Gomez (Everton) took a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it was saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
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Corner, Everton. Diogo Dalot conceded a goal.
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Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro was ruled offside.
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Substitution, Manchester United. Willie Kambwala replaces Johnny Evans.
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Substitution, Everton. Yusef Cermiti replaces Vitaly Mykolenko.
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Foul on James Tarkowski (Everton).
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Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford was caught offside.
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Andre Gomez (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sofian Amrabat (Manchester United).
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Attempt failed. Vitaly Mykolenko (Everton) took a header from the left side of the six-yard box, but it went wide of the left side of the target.
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Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) had his left-footed shot from the center of the box but it was blocked.
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Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
