Man Utd 4-0 Everton: Utd breeze to a comfortable win
Man Utd 4-0 Everton: Utd breeze to a comfortable win. Two goals each for Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee ensured a thumping 4-0 Premier League victory for Manchester United over Everton on Sunday afternoon.
Ruben Amorim’s new-look outfit netted twice in the closing stages of a first half in which Everton had been the better side for the majority of the half. Rashford fired in his second within half a minute of the restart, before Zirkzee applied an exclamation point to proceedings.
In what was the Red Devils’ largest Premier League win in more than three years, saw them climb up to ninth in the table. Everton, who lost all their fizz after the first goal, finds themselves just two points above the relegation zone.
How the match unfolded:
It was Marcus Rashford who broke the deadlock in the 34th-minute from a corner. In a move inspired by Paul Scholes’ famous volley against Bradford at the turn of century, Bruno Fernandes played the role of David Beckham, fizzing a delivering to his teammate waiting on the edge of the box. Rashford did well to control a half-volley towards the bottom corner before Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite inadvertently stabbed the ball beyond Jordan Pickford.
Branthwaite’s afternoon soon worsened as he was caught dawdling in possession by Amad Diallo on the cusp of half-time. Bruno Fernandes gobbled up the loose ball and squared for Zirkzee to slide into an open goal.
United needed just 21 seconds to make it 3-0 in the second half and effectively end Sunday’s contest. Everton’s minds were still in the dressing room by the time Amad slotted a reverse pass into Rashford’s stride, teeing the forward up for a crisp first-time finish straight through Pickford.
In a near carbon copy of his first goal, Zirkzee benefitted from another piece of excellent pressing from Amad to double his personal tally in the 64th minute.
United ended the game with each pass serenaded by a burst of “ole!” but Amorim conceded that it was “far from a perfect performance”. However, several United players enjoyed their best afternoon of the season.
