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- Everton 0-2 Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Manchester United are set for the league cup semi-finals after 2-0 over Everton on Christmas Eve.
Edinson Cavani (33) made it 1-0 two minutes before the end. In overtime, Anthony Martial scored the final score.
IN ECSTASE: Edinson Cavani cheered wildly after the 1-0 goal against Everton. Photo: NTB
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Solskjær was very pleased when he met the media at a digital press conference in the catacombs of Goodison Park last night. He wasn’t so pleased when a reporter came to a conclusion about Cavani, before asking his question:
– Cavani is off to a slow start at Manchester United. You said you could score 12 goals against Leeds, it was six. Is Cavani the answer to lack of efficiency?
The journalist aimed for a 6-2 victory four days ago, where Cavani entered only in the 71st minute, with his reputation as a spectacular goalscorer for Paris Saint-Germain.
Solskjær says:
– I think you’re wrong. I don’t think it got off to a slow start. I think it was brilliant.
HAPPY DUO: Ole Gunnar Solskjær thanks Paul Pogba for the match. Photo: NTB
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The Uruguayan forward was ready on the last day of the transfer market, on October 5. He ended up at Paris Saint-Germain this summer after seven years. The result in the Premier League is three goals in 2.5 months. And he has a goal in the League Cup.
– Of course, he was injured. Anyone can get hurt. He was late, Solskjær notes.
– I am very satisfied with his influence in the dressing room, the habits that he brings with him to training sessions and his attitude towards games. You can see how well it takes care of itself. He has scored some very important goals for us. It gives us experience. It will get better and better.
He faces Manchester City in the semi-finals
The 1-0 scoreline was a class moment, as the forward threw the ball gracefully past Toffees goalkeeper Robin Olsen. Then there were two minutes left in the game and the scoreboard paralyzed the locals.
Cavani also focused after 52 minutes at Goodison Park. A fierce duel with Everton’s Colombian midfielder Yerry Mina ended with him shoving him with a hand to his throat.
The VAR would probably send Cavani directly. But there was no VAR in this match. Solskjær disagrees that Cavani should have had a red card.
WORD GAMES: The Sun believes Edinson Cavani escaped a red card because the game did not have a VAR.
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– No, there were two South Americans who have fought before. Not long ago, I think it was in qualifying for the Copa América. So no, I don’t think so. It was a real soccer game with tickets and yellow cards. I liked.
Manchester United will face Manchester City in the semi-finals in January. In the second semi-final, Tottenham and Brentford bark together.
LUCK: The Daily Telegraph thinks like The Sun: Edinson Cavani was a “lucky devil” who was not expelled.
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Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti later said that he had not seen the incident between Cavani and Mina. In any case, it was not a great theme in the dressing room of The Toffees, declared the top Italian figure.
SEMIFINAL JOY: The Daily Mirror believes Edinson Cavani gives Ole Gunnar Solskjær a boost.
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City are a solid obstacle ahead of a possible league cup final at Wembley Stadium. Last season, Manchester United stood in three semi-finals. Over the past two years, the Norwegian has been the subject of much criticism, but yesterday John Arne Riise was delighted as a V sport expert:
– I am impressed with Solskjær. I think he oozes more confidence in the way he speaks. I’m glad, because he has a lot of weights, Riise said.
SIDE TO SIDE: Carlo Ancelotti and Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Photo: NTB
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– You have had problems with which formation to choose and which players to choose. Now he seems more confident in the team he serves. I am impressed with how you have faced adversity.
Now a tough Christmas program awaits you. First is Leicester’s second day of Christmas (b). Then Wolverhampton (h) on December 29 and Aston Villa (h) on January 1.
