************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minVery nice from Richarlison, who slows down Wan-Bissaka and prepares to shoot, right as a go go Gadget let extends to confiscate possession.
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min Canny from James, who has a phenomenal appetite for accepting violence. He puts his body between Kean and the ball, then wears a lunge. Unitecd could then get one mixahd, but instead go short for more huffing, with a side order of puffing.
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minThere are gaps everywhere now – this is gorgeously frantic.
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min Everton aren’t feeling sorry for themselves but, Davies driving to the line and clipping a cross that De Gea clutches. Well done him!
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minI don’t think I’ve ever seen a young player as economical and composed in front of goal as Greenwood. It style he reminds me of Solskjaer and in appearance Van Persie, but the way he plays the game is Paul Scholes: he only ever does what’s on, and always picks the best option.
Shut up! Greenwood sprays a lush one out to James, who burrows infield then returns possession. Greenwood takes a touch then, using the defender as a screen, shapes to go far post then drags an expert’s finish inside the near, Solskjaer-style. Mason Greenwood is a superstar. It really is that simple.
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****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min He whips one in, Martial can’t reach it, and United get back on the plod.
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******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minafter making a fine tackle inside his own box, Wan Bissaka gets forward and darts a ball into Martial, who’s fouled by Holgate. Fred will smash the free-kick into touch …
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********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min “Utd still have Juan Mata,” says Matt. Emerson. “He used to be quite good as a No 13, didn’t he? ”
Almost never for United – he gets buffeted about like a kid playing with his dad’s mates – but yes, he’d be an option here.
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********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minWan-Bissaka attacks Baines and gets around the back, crossing low towards Martial … but Keane, who’s been excellent gets a foot in.
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (min) ************** Fred goes short, makes absolute (fred) of it, and suddenlyEvertonhave a break, Shaw doing well to chase down Iwobi – who had options.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ minmore pressure from United, Greenwood winning a corner down the right …
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minFred’s corner is a decent one too, hard and flat, but Maguire, running across the face of goal from right to center, can’t get a touch. Lindelof picks up the loose ball though, controlling, turning, and drilling a curlerjust over the top.
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**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minnice from Greenwood, turning in the box to lay back for James, who’s come inside; he swivels into a shot, but it’s straight at Pickford. But United come again, and Shaw wins a corner …
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minthe game’s getting stretched now, which should suit United, but (Everton) will fancy themselves to finish things on the counter.
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minMartial runs at Baines and Mina, Baines challenges, Martial goes down, and the ref is having no such penalty.
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minCalvert- Lewin leaps to chest down for Richarlison and Lindelof plows through him. He’s booked, and is having an absolute day in.
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minGreenwood replaces Lingard. He goes wide right, James goes wide left, and Rashford goes in behind.
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******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min ************ On the touchline, Greenwood, stripped, peruses a playbook. On the pitch, Bernard pulls wide and finds Calvert-Lewin who drags a shot wide.
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******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) Shaw advances and when no one bothers to challenge he lets a decent low shot go that Pickford shoves back at James … who lamps it directly into Lingard’s coupon! Happy birthday, old mate!
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********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minOn the United bench, a piece of paper passes down the line. “Bring Mason Greenwood on” is probably what is says.
********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) “Is it as one-sided as the ‘goal attempts’ stats suggest, Daniel?” Asks Bill Hargreaves.
No. (Everton) could just as easily score the next goal, and United have only made one decent chance: the one Lingard missed after 20 seconds.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (min) McTominay finds James again – United were too focused on the left flank in the first half – and his cross is deflected behind. Calvert-Lewin heads the corner away, but United keep up the pressure, Martial finding James. Maguire, still up, leaps … and wins another corner, which United waste. Of course they do.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** minEverton pump a free-kick into the box and Mina goes down under pressure from Maguire. The away fans want a penalty, but nothing doing.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) Davies is down after catching his lower leg underneath him in a tackle with Lingard. (Everton) only have one midfielder on the bench – year-old Anthony Gordon.
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) Better from United, McTominay sliding into space for James to screech past Baines and cut back a cross. But Rashford is the only man in the box, and Keane, facing his own goal, does well to shove out an intercepting foot.
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********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min And actually this isn’t a bad effort, hard and flat towards the back post, where Keane does just enough to thwart Maguire with Pickford rooted to his line.
********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** min Nice from Martial, beating Mina on the right, attacking Baines and falling over. Free-kick apparently, for Fred to wallop past the back post.
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) United have increased the tempo and Martial comes deep to find Rashford, who wipes his foot across the ball but sends it hectares over the bar.
******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) And there he is, leaping for Wan-Bissaka’s cross. It’s a decent one too, but Mina heads away and then, from a tricky height, Fred slices to Selhurst.
******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) ************* He did not receive much in the way of service, but Anthony Martial gave his markers too easy a half – again. I’d not be surprised to see him hooked for Mason Greenwood if he doesn’t step it up sharpish.
****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** (min) Everton work it clear well and Calvert-Lewin runs Lindelof, who stays with him – just about – but can’t do any more until McTominay arrives and United move forward.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ minLingard, who missed United’s best chance of the half, forages down the left but runs into Holgate.
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ minThis is a huge half for both clubs. United need to show their recent improvement was simply simply because opponents obliged them, whileEvertoncan solidify Ferguson’s claim on the top job.
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************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ minWe go again, as I’m sure supporters of both sides will agree.
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