The match could have been dead already after 25 minutes. Manchester United burned one hot goal chance after another. Closest came right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka who received the ball a couple of meters from a completely empty goal but somehow managed to shoot wide.
But the goal would come. Jadon Sancho played in-form midfielder Scott McTominay who made it 1-0. After that, United had several goal chances to put the second but Jordan Pickford in the Everton goal made a great play.
In the second half the tempo was slowed down and United could, with 25 minutes remaining, secure the victory. After carelessness from Séamus Coleman, Marcus Rashford was able to play Anthony Martial who easily rolled in 2-0, which was also the final score.
Worrying for United was that the goalscorer Marcus Rashford was forced to step off injured. The striker, who has scored a total of 28 goals in competitive matches this season, grabbed his thigh and went straight into the dressing room.
– We have to wait, but it doesn’t look good. It cannot be that a team plays three games in six days. We have to protect our players and everyone wants the best players on the pitch, says Erik ten Hag, according to AP, referring to the fact that United have faced Newcastle, Brentford and now Everton in the past week.
With the victory, Manchester United consolidates its position as third in the Premier League table with 56 points. Everton must fight on to stay up.
