GOAL! EVERTON 0-2 MAN UTD (Martial, 57)

Manchester united returns to winning way after a 2-0 win at Goodson Park on Monday Premier League fixture.

The vital win was United three straight draws as Everton slumped to their second consecutive defeat.

Second-half goals from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard were enough to secure the deserved win for the visitors

United first goal was a well deserve after 84% possession this half!

The visitors went on the counter after Rooney loses the ball, and it’s Pogba who finds Martial on the edge of the area. The Frenchman(Martial) just sets himself before bending in a beauty into the top corner at 57

And United got the vital second goal at 81 minute through Lingard. It was a Sloppy throw from Holgate and it’s Pogba who threads it through for Lingard. He then ghosts past Keane before curling a beauty past Pickford. Two sublime strikes from United.

Half-time: Everton 0-0 Manchester United

And that’s that. Everton played better than they have in the past couple of games from an attacking point of view (which isn’t saying much) but still lack presence up front. And United looked a little disjointed but you feel that if they do click they’re more than good enough to win this.

Summary

Rooney booked for bringing down Martial
Few clear chances for either side in first half

Match Stats

Home Team Everton – Away Team Man Utd

Possession: Home 44% Away 56%

Shots: Home 7 Away 10

Shots on Target: Home 0 Away 1

Corners: Home 4 Away 2

Fouls: Home 6 Away 6

Team news

Everton: Pickford, Holgate, Keane, Williams, Martina, Schneiderlin, Davies, Vlasic, Rooney, Bolasie, Niasse. Subs: Jagielka, Lennon, McCarthy, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Robles, Kenny.

Man Utd: De Gea, Lindelof, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Ander Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Martial, Lingard. Subs: Smalling, Blind, Rashford, Romero, Mkhitaryan, Darmian, Tuanzebe.

Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)

Seven changes for Everton, with Rooney as captain and Bolasie starts when he had been a doubt. Just the three changes for United, with Martial coming in up front, Herrera in midfield and Rojo at the back for Young. Pogba is captain.

Here’s Sam Allardyce on why he has made seven changes: “Tired legs. I’ve played the same team since I’ve been here so it’s for reasons of fatigue. We’ve taken a calculated risk today without knowing the players that well.”

And José Mourinho has his say: “We have no No9 but the spirit is good and the team are playing well without getting the results.”

Four out of the five matches have been decided in the Monday English Premier League fixtures.

FT: Brighton 2-2 Bournemouth
FT:Burnley 1-2 Liverpool
FT: Leicester 3-0 Huddersfield
FT: Stoke 0-1 Newcastle
Everton v Man Utd
Liverpool’s late, late 2-1 win at Burnley has brought them level on points with Manchester United but they trail on goal difference so remain fourth.
The battle between the teams fighting to finish in the top four is heating up. Spurs can close the gap to one point if they win their two games in hand and Arsenal can move within three points of United if – and it’s a big if – they beat Chelsea at home in two days’ time.