MANCHESTER UNITED have put their derby day defeat to Manchester City behind them with a comfortable win against Everton.
Alejandro Garnacho’s directness earned United their first penalty which Bruno Fernandes comfortably converted.
And Garancho also won the second penalty which Marcus Rashford tucked home.
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- Man Utd starting XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Onana, Garner, McNeil, Doucoure, Beto
- Everton starting XI: Onana, Lindelof, Varane, Dalot, Evans, Fernandes, Garnacho, Casemiro, Mainoo, McTominay, Rashford
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Red Devils need to find form
With Liverpool travelling to Old Trafford next weekend in the FA Cup, it offers Man Utd’s last chance for silverware this season.
They will need to up their levels from the game today when they face Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Not that the manager should need to motivate his players for such a game when their arch-rivals come to town.
Dyche unable to get Toffees out of rut
Sean Dyche’s side are still looking for their first win of the calendar year.
He will be frustrated as their build-up play was good but they lacked quality in the final third.
Unless Everton can start winning games, they may be dragged back into a relegation dogfight.
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Alejandro Garnacho was awarded man of the match today as the person who won the two penalties but Man Utd’s skipper put in a solid performance.
He constantly supported the attacks, looking to link play and create chances.
Having scored the first penalty, Fernandes was integral to victory today for Erik ten Hag’s side.
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The scoreline suggests a comfortable victory for the Red Devils but it was far from it.
The result papers over the cracks but they will need better performances than this if they have any hope of securing Champions League football.
For today, it is mission accomplished as they move to within three points of Tottenham.
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Simon Hooper brings the game to a close at Old Trafford.
This was by no means a classic but it is the three points that count.
Man Utd continue to put pressure on the teams above them.
Man Utd 2-0 Everton
90+2. Antony twists and turns out wide before trying to cross.
Branthwaite reads it well and puts the ball behind for a corner.
Man Utd work it short before whipping a cross into the box, but it is too close to Pickford.
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90. As the cross comes in, Casemiro has a free header at the back post but heads it well wide.
That pretty much sums up the Brazilian’s afternoon.
We are going to have four minutes added.
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88. McTominay wins a free kick as he is fouled by Tarkowski.
The Everton defender is not happy with that decision.
Chermiti comes on for Mykolenko for the visitors.
Evans is replaced by Kambwala.
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86. Amrabat is penalised for a foul in the middle of the park.
It is too far out for a shot so Everton try and work a cross into the box.
Onana reacts well and comes to claim the ball.
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84. Dobbin crosses into the box but Mykolenko’s header goes wide of the goal.
Antony did enough at the back post to put the Ukrainian off.
At this stage, it seems Man Utd are heading for a much-needed win.
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82. As Everton whip in another corner, Calvert-Lewin does well to lose his marker and win the header.
There is no power in the effort which makes for an easy save for Andre Onana.
Antony comes on for the hosts, replacing Garnacho.
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80. Calvert-Lewin has now gone 21 games since his last goal.
What the Everton striker would give to get that monkey off his back.
The visitors continue to dominate possession but are rarely threatening the Man Utd goal.
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78. Onana tries an outlandish bicycle kick from the edge of the box.
It is easily saved by the Man Utd keeper.
The Everton midfielder was looking to outdo Garnacho’s effort in the reverse fixture.
Amrabat comes on for Mainoo for United.
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76. As the ball is whipped into the back post, Godfrey heads it across goal.
Dobbin has the chance to shoot at the back post but his effort goes out for a throw in.
That pretty much sums up the visitors’ performance here today.
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74. Everton are still looking for their first win of 2024.
Unless they can improve their shooting, that wait is looking likely to continue.
Ashley Young replaces James Garner for the visitors.
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72. The longer the game goes on, the more desperate the visitors are becoming.
Man Utd need to improve their final ball as they are not taking advantage of the counter-attack.
Gomes comes forward, laying the ball off to Calvert-Lewin but a poor first touch allows the keeper to gather.
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70. McTominay is booked for a rash challenge on Onana.
A heavy touch by the Scottish midfielder gifted possession back to the visitors and he lunged in to try and win it back.
It is quite a subdued atmosphere at Old Trafford.
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68. Gomes looks to shoot from distance but it strikes Casemiro in the wall.
Everton are having a good period here, camped out in the Man Utd half.
Just as in the first half, the visitors are not doing enough with possession.
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66. McNeil comes over to take a corner for the visitors.
He manages to pick out Tarkowski in the box but Man Utd manage to clear their lines.
Lindelof is penalised for a foul on Onana, giving Everton a free kick in a very dangerous position.
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64. Fernandes gets a shot away in the box but Pickford does well to tip it behind for a corner.
He would have seen that late as it came through bodies in the box.
The corner comes in and drops dangerous in the middle of the box, a yard from goal, but nobody can convert.
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62. Dyche decides to make a triple change for Everton.
Calvert-Lewin, Dobbin and Gomes replace Beto, Harrison and Doucoure.
They will have some fresh legs now to try and stretch the Man Utd defence.
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60. Everton are pressing well in the final third.
Man Utd are struggling to play through them so are having to go more direct with their balls into the front three.
Fernandes gets down the flank and spots Garnacho unmarked at the back post.
He manages to pick him out but the young winger cannot test Pickford in the visitors’ goal.
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58. The standard of passing in this game has been poor.
Beto has a brief glimpse of goal but his shot is blocked.
It comes to Onana who tries his luck from a tight angle but it is easily saved by his namesake.
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56. Sean Dyche looks set to make some changes.
Andre Gomes and Dominic Calvert-Lewin look ready to come on.
Everton need to get the next goal and the manager seems ready to shuffle his pack in order to do just that.
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54. Fernandes spots Garnacho in space.
As he feeds him the ball, the Argentine has a sight of goal but puts his shot well over the bar.
He really should be working Pickford at the least there.
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