MANCHESTER UNITED continue their pre-season with a home game against Everton TODAY.
The Red Devils will have their Euro 2020 stars back for the first time as they take on Rafa Benitez’s side.
- Kick-off: 12.45pm BST
- TV/ live stream: MUTV
- Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Matic, Van De Beek, Fernandes; James, Martial, Greenwood
- Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Allan, Doucoure; Iwobi, Gray, Townsend; Rodriguez.
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Manchester United will be in buoyant mood after ending their pre-season campaign with a routing of Everton.
Of course, the real stuff starts next weekend. United are at home to Leeds, while Everton host Southampton.
See you then.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was – unsurprisingly – pleased as his side signed off pre-season with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford.
He said: “We scored some good goals, that’s a positive.
“We looked okay fitness-wise, but Leeds is a different kettle of fish. Every team in the league throws you a different challenge.
“Today was about intensity but going home with four goals gives us confidence.
“No one is 100 per cent at their maximum level. We’ll have a good training week, and we’ll be ready for Saturday.
“The mood is good.”
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It’s a comfortable win for Manchester United.
An error by Jordan Pickford allowed Mason Greenwood to tap United into an early lead, before Harry Maguire thundered home a header for their second.
It was 3-0 before half-time when Bruno Fernandes sent a wonderful free-kick over the wall and beyond Pickford.
A plethora of substitutions in the second period took the flow out of the game but Diogo Dalot had the final say when his header looped over Asmir Begovic with virtually the final touch of the game.
A good afternoon’s work for the Red Devils ahead of next weekend’s seasonal opener against Leeds, but Everton will be worried by their display, particularly in the first 45 minutes.
The appointment of former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez wasn’t well received by some sections of the Everton faithful and the Spaniard will need to get off to a good start to win them over.
The Toffees host Southampton on Saturday.
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90+2. Fred’s cross finds Dalot who sends a looping header over Begovic. Questionable goalkeeping from the Everton man.
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90. We’ll have two minutes of added time.
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88. Iwobi is down and needs attention after a challenge from Williams. He’s slowly getting back to his feet.
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86. Greenwood cuts onto his left foot but his shot is blocked by Mina. Pereira was free but Greenwood went for glory.
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85. Tom Davies goes down in the area under a challenge from Tuanzebe. Play is waved on.
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80. All these substitutions have taken the flow right out of the game.
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78. Three changes for Everton. Godfrey, Keane, and Gray are replaced by Mina, Holgate and Dobbin. Meanwhile, there’s an interested spectator watching the game from home.
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75. Pogba’s effort flies well over the bar.
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73. Pereira wins a free-kick 35 yards out. Pogba fancies it…
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69. Brilliant play by Mata to leave Iwobi on his backside. He picks out Greenwood with a lovely pass but the United man is shut out by the Everton defence.
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69. More changes. McTominay and Garner are on for United in place of James. and Maguire. Broadhead replaces Townsend for Everton.
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66. Greenwood picks up the ball on the halfway line and runs at the Everton defence before letting fly. His shot is fairly comfortable for Begovic.
63. Great work by Iwobi down the right. He whips in a cross but Gray can’t quite stretch enough to meet it.
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61. Changes for both sides. Fernandes, Shaw, Lindelof and Wan-Bissaka make way for United with Dalot, Williams, Tuanzebe and Pereira entering the fray. Coleman and Allan are replaced by Kenny and Davies for the Toffees.
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58. Off the bar! Digne’s cross eventually finds Townsend who smashes it off the underside of the bar and onto the line. The woodwork is still shaking.
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56. Coleman, who’s already on a booking, brings down James again. In a league game, that could have been the end of Coleman’s afternoon.
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53. Townsend wins the ball just outside the box, but his shot is straight at De Gea. Either side of the keeper and that would have been in.
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50. Shaw floats it in. Digne tries to clear but gives the ball straight to Fernandes. His shot flashes a couple of yards wide.
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49. Seamus Coleman is shown a yellow card for a high challenge on James. It’s a free-kick to United on the left-hand side.
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46. Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Fred are all on for the start of the second half with Matic, Martial and Van de Beek making way. For Everton, Asmir Begovic, Fabian Delph and Anthony Gordon have been introduced for Pickford, Doucoure and Rodriguez.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
