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Bruno Fernandes scored his 13th goal for Manchester United in the Premier League; 10 of them were in away games.
Bruno Fernandes’ double eased the pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United got back on the road to victory at Everton.
Following their calamitous loss to Istanbul Basaksehir in the middle of the week and to Arsenal last Sunday, it looked like the visitors were heading for more negative headlines as Everton went ahead at 19 minutes.
Jordan Pickford’s punt forward was thrown by Dominic Calvert-Lewin before Bernard found the bottom corner with a heavy strike.
But in the space of 13 minutes, Solskjaer’s team completed a change of course.
They tied five minutes after trailing when Fernandes ghosted into the area and headed past Pickford after a Luke Shaw cross for his fifth goal of the season.
Then, after Lucas Digne hit David de Gea’s right post with an upward shot, United went ahead when a high cross from Fernandes to Marcus Rashford landed in the bottom corner.
There were more chances for a much-improved United before Edinson Cavani scored his first goal for the club on the fast break in the last minute of overtime.
The victory sees United avoid their worst start to a season in the top flight after seven games since 1990-91, and gives Solskjaer a breather as the Premier League heads into the international break.
Victory for Everton would have brought them to the top of the table, but they struggled to bring down United after their opener and thanked Pickford, who stepped aside and made several saves.
A third loss in a row means they remain fifth in the table as United climb to 13th place.
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United offers a perfect response to pressure from Solskjaer United have won seven consecutive Premier League away games, their longest streak in the competition since August 1993 (also seven)
The pressure had mounted on Solskjaer after poor results and performances in two games over the past week.
But the Norwegian said he would not “fall like a house of cards” and insisted that he is the right man to take the club forward, despite the fact that former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is linked to his position.
Once again, Solskjaer showed that when the pressure is on his team he can produce a positive result, underscoring his point that the team may not be in crisis but lacks consistency.
Having made four changes to the team that lost in Istanbul, Everton’s first goal did little to allay fears over the United defense, which conceded a shocking opening goal on Wednesday from their own corner.
Everton took a route one approach with a quick Calvert-Lewin move that led to a Bernard shot that hit the post on entering.
But with Victor Lindelof back at the wing, and more protection from Fred and Scott McTominay in midfield, United were more solid on defense and had the magic of Fernandes to bring them back into the game.
The Portuguese likes Goodison Park, who scored here last season in a 1-1 draw, and his header was well executed after finding space in the Everton area.
Shaw, who took advantage of James Rodriguez’s failure to back down, also assisted in United’s second by allowing Rashford to slide in and support Fernandes for his sixth goal of the season.
Harry Maguire improved a lot, but was involved in successive dramas around the time when the video assistant referee rejected a penalty appeal before taking Digne out with a strong challenge despite receiving the ball.
But Solskjaer, who could rightly point to more opportunities for Rashford, would have been relieved by Cavani’s injury-time goal as Everton sought an equalizer.
The Argentine swept Fernandes’ pass to go off the mark and make it a near-perfect day for United and their coach under fire.
The best of statistics
- Manchester United are only the third team to win three consecutive Premier League away games after conceding the first goal, after Leeds United (October 1999) and Tottenham Hotspur (December 2013). They have now won 17 Premier League away matches at Goodison Park, the most wins for a visiting team at a specific venue in the competition. Having been undefeated in their first five Premier League matches this season (W4 D1), Everton have now lost each of their last three. It is the first time that coach Carlo Ancelotti has lost three league games in a row since November 2006 with AC Milan, both teams scored with their first shots on goal in this game, with Everton’s goal in the 19th minute his only shot to door in the set. Manchester United’s first two goals in this match had more than 15 passes in preparation, the first time the Red Devils have scored more than 2 such goals in the same league match since November 2016 (against Swansea). score 15 Premier League goals in his 10 Premier League away games (10 goals, 5 assists); is the most goals a player has had in his first 10 away matches in the competition, while only Kevin Phillips scored as many (10). He has now scored 18 goals in all competitions for Manchester United, with his goal from the draw today Cavani (33y 267d) became the oldest player to score his first Premier League goal since Zlatan Ibrahimovic in August 2016 (34y 316d).
Whats Next?
Everton will travel to Fulham on Saturday, November 21 (start at 15:00 GMT), while Manchester United will host West Brom at Old Trafford on the same day, also at 15:00 GMT.
More to follow.
Man of the match
Bruno FernandesBruno Fernandes
with an average of 8.22
- EvertonEvertonEvertonMan UtdManchester UnitedManchester United
EvertonAvgTeam Number20Player NameBernardAverage Score
5.33
Squad Number 9 Player Name Calvert-Lewin Average Rating
4.97
Squad Number 23 Coleman Player Name Average Rating
4.83
Squad Number 12 Player Name Digne Average Rating
4.72
Squad number 19 Player name Rodríguez Average rating
4.68
Squad Number 5 Player Name Keane Average Rating
4.54
Squad Number 6 Player Name Allan Average Rating
4.47
Squad number 17 Player name Iwobi Average rating
4.40
Squad number 16 Player name Ducouré Average rating
4.34
Squad Number 4 Player Name Holgate Average Rating
4.31
Squad number 10 Player name G Sigurdsson Average rating
3.99
Squad Number 14 Player Name Tosun Average Rating
3.79
Squad Number 1 Pickford Player Name Average Rating
3.63
Manchester United Avg Squad Number18 Player Name Bruno Fernandes Average Score
8.22
Squad number 7 Player name Cavani Average rating
6.98
Squad number 17 Player name Fred Average rating
6.84
Squad Number 39 Player Name McTominay Average Rating
6.61
Squad Number 10 Player Name Rashford Average Rating
6.50
Squad Number 23 Player Name Shaw Average Rating
6.48
Squad Number 5 Player Name Maguire Average Rating
6.42
Squad number 38 Player name Tuanzebe Average rating
6.30
Squad number 8 Player name Kills Average rating
6.21
Squad number 29 Player name Wan-Bissaka Average rating
6.18
Squad number 1 Name of Gea player Average rating
6.15
Squad number 2 Player name Lindelöf Average rating
6.10
Squad number 9 Player name Martial Average rating
5.56
Squad Number 6 Player Name Pogba Average Rating
5.08
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
LineupsEverton
- 1Pickford23Coleman5Keane4HolgateReserved at 34 minutes12Digne16DoucouréBooked in 88 minutes6 AllanReserved at 45 minutes10G Sigurdsson Replaced by Iwobiat 66 minutes 19 Rodríguez Replaced by Tosunat 80 minutesReserved at 86 minutes9 Calvert-Lewin 20 Bernardo
Substitutes
- 13Mina14Tosun17Iwobi21André Gomes22Godfrey26Davies33Olsen
Man Utd
- 1by Gea29Wan-Bissaka2Lindelöf5Maguire23ShawReplaced byTuanzebeat 67’minutes39McTominay17FredReserved at 83 minutes8 Mata Replaced by Pogbaat 82 minutes 18 Bruno FernandesReserved at 50 minutes10 Rashford 9 Marcial Replaced by Cavaniat 82 minutes
Substitutes
- 6Pogba7Cavani21James26Henderson31Matic34van by Beek38Tuanzebe
Referee: Paul TierneyMatch StatsHome TeamEvertonAway TeamMan UtdPossessionHome55% Away45% ShotsHome7Away13 Shots on targetHome1Away5CornersHome5Away2FoulsHome12Away19Live TextPost update
End of the match, Everton 1, Manchester United 3.
90 ‘+ 6’ Full time
Second Half Final, Everton 1, Manchester United 3.
90 ‘+ 5’ GOAL!
Objective! Everton 1, Manchester United 3. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
90 ‘+ 5’Post update
Failed attempt. Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Allan (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
90 ‘+ 3’Post update
Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).
90 ‘+ 3’Post update
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90 ‘+ 1’Post update
Failed attempt. It goes too high. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Séamus Coleman.
89’Post update
Failed attempt. It goes too high. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
88 ‘Reserve
Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88’Post update
Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
88’Post update
Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87’Post update
Foul by Bernard (Everton).
87’Post update
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86’Post update
Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86’Post update
Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
86 ‘Reserve
Cenk Tosun (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86’Post update
Foul by Cenk Tosun (Everton).
86’Post update
Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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