Edinson Cavani’s curling iron against Everton sends Manchester United to Carabao Cup semi-final

Two late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial gave Manchester United a 2-0 win over Everton to reserve their place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

Despite making nine changes, United stormed off the blocks, helped by some anticipated Christmas gifts from the Toffees defense.

They should have been ahead with Mason Greenwood hitting the post and Cavani and Donny Van De Beek closing in.

Carlo Ancelotti’s team was sloppy in possession and lethargic in the early stages, but improved as the half progressed with Gylfi Sigurdsson’s free kick that forced Dean Henderson to make a good save.

The Toffees took a hard hit early in the second half when Richarlison was forced to retire after getting caught between Bruno Fernandes and Eric Bailly when fighting for a header.

The second half was an irritable and disjointed affair, but Cavani, who was lucky enough to escape a card after an encounter with Yerry Mina, stole the show with an impressive curling shot from the edge of the box.

And backup Anthony Martial, who opened the scoring, scored a counterattack with the last kick of the game to seal the victory.

The Uruguayan striker engaged with Mina in the second half and appeared to grab the Colombian for a long time before pushing him to the ground. It wasn’t WWE-style chokeslam, but Cavani seemed to touch her throat. Referee Andy Madley took no action: where is the VAR when you need it?

At 33, he shows no signs of slowing down after another vital late goal for United. He started the game brilliantly, faded in the second half, but relied on his class in a defining moment with a world-class finish in the 88th minute.

EVERTON: Olsen 5, Coleman 5, Godfrey 6, Keane 7, Mina 8, Doucoure 6, Gomes 5, Sigurdsson 5, Iwobi 7, Richarlison 5, Calvert-Lewin 6. Subs: Bernard n / a, Davies n / a, Tosun n / to.

MAN UTD: Henderson 7, Tuanzebe 6, Bailly 6, Maguire 7, Telles 7, Matic 6, Pogba 5, Van De Beek 5, Fernandes 6, Greenwood 6, Cavani 8. Subs: Rashford n ​​/ a, Martial n / a, Shaw n / a.

24 ‘- CLOSE! Telles’ impressive center finds Greenwood whose header cuts the post.

37 ‘- BIG SAVINGS! Free kick for Everton about 30 meters, pretty central, Sigurdsson’s territory. The playmaker steps forward and Henderson brilliantly rejects him.

89 ‘- GOAL FROM UNITED! Martial takes aim at Cavani who throws his shot towards the bottom corner. World class finale.

90 ‘+ 6 – GOAL FOR UNITED! From a counterattack, Martial kills the game and slides the ball past the goalkeeper.

Manchester United have won 13 consecutive away games against top-flight English rivals, the longest streak in the club’s history.