Man Utd guested on Everton’s field with a severely damaged force when a series of established players such as Casemiro, Mount, Eriksen, Evans, and Hojlund were injured, in addition to those who had been injured before such as Martinez, Malacia, Diallo.
However, the “Red Devils” welcome the return of Shaw as left-back. Lacking a central midfielder, Ten Hag also did not trust Amrabat or Van De Beek, he gave the opportunity to start the game to young player Mainoo, he played alongside McTominay in the center of the away team’s midfield. Rashford was moved to the right side of the attack, Garnacho was on the left wing and the spearhead was Martial.
Man Utd started strong, the away team took the lead in the 3rd minute. Dalot crossed the ball from the right into the penalty area, the cross deflected many teammates, but Garnacho ran back and made the shot. With a hook kick from about 13 meters away, the ball went into the top right corner of the goal, leaving goalkeeper Pickford unable to block it.
Conceding an early goal, Everton tried to attack, but the home team could not pressure Man Utd as the away team still controlled the ball better. Everton continuously created chaos for the away team as the first half passed two-thirds of the time.
In the 30th minute, Calvert-Lewin headed in from close range, the ball went into the middle of the goal and Onana caught it. Two minutes later, the Cameroonian goalkeeper made two good saves and Mainoo assisted in clearing the ball on the goal line to save Man Utd.
In the 33rd minute, Doucoure made Onana stand and watch when he finished a one-touch shot at the top of the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the right post. Everton were quite active in shooting in the first half, they had 14 shots in the first 45 minutes but did not score.
Entering the second half, Man Utd still maintained their proactive style of play. In the 55th minute, the referee awarded the away team a penalty because Young fouled Martial in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Rashford confidently took a shot to beat Pickford and increase the score to 2-0.
With a two-goal gap, Man Utd players are comfortable with the defensive counter-attack position. In the 74th minute, Fernandes passed the ball accurately to give Martial a chance in the penalty area. The French striker pressed the ball past Pickford to increase the score to 3-0.
Everton dominated the ball in the second half, finishing twice as often as Man Utd, but the efficiency was still nil when the home team’s finishing accuracy was low. Unable to score Everton sadly lost at home, this was the 7th defeat of the Goodison Park team since the beginning of the season in the Premier League.
Winning 3 points at Everton Stadium, Man Utd rose to 6th place on the rankings with 24 points. Everton still only has 4 points and is ranked 19th, the position to be relegated at the end of the season.