Cavani became the hero of the United promotion:

• Everton 0-2 Manchester United (0-0)

Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Manchester United are set for the league cup semi-final when Everton fell 2-0 at Goodison Park.

Two late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial allowed Manchester United to unleash cheers.

– Not bad. He’s a class leader, Ole Gunnar Solskjær told Sky Sports about Edinson Cavani after the match.

Cavani may have been sent off earlier in the game after pushing off Everton midfielder Yerry Mina.

– That’s stupid of Cavani. It gives the referee a chance to give a red card, says Lars Tjærnås in the Viasport studio after the match, adding that Mina falls too easily to the ground in the situation.

There was something else that also caught the eye after the game. Bruno Fernandes and Nemanja Matic ended in a confrontation twelve minutes into the match. In the images you can see the two United players arguing, before Matic pushed Fernandes.

– It is clear that there are disagreements, said John Arne Riise in the Viasport study.

Everton winger Richarlison also had to change in the second half after what appeared to be a head injury. The Everton player ended up between Bruno Fernandes and Eric Bailly in a duel, and received a severe blow to the head.

After the match, the semi-finals were drawn. Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford, while Tottenham face Brentford.

Desperate hunt

– We are desperate to get a trophy. These players are desperate to learn how to win, Ole Gunnar Solskjær told a press conference ahead of tonight’s quarter-final match against Everton in the league cup.

That United were desperate in the pursuit of their first trophy since 2017 was clearly seen during the opening minutes of the match. Solskjær’s men had several good chances with Edinson Cavani, without the visiting team managing to put the ball into goal.

Everton, for their part, struggled for chances, but played again after Manchester United dominated the first half.

There were no goals in the first half and the teams went to break 0-0.

– desperate

Cavani’s match winner

After the break, it was significantly smoother between teams. In contrast to the first round, there were relatively poor minutes at the beginning of the second round.

Manchester United began to gain more advantage in the match, but failed to create the greatest dangers for Robin Olsen in the Everton cage. The decision was yet to come, and Edinson Cavani would be the winner of the match for the visiting team.

Cavani received the ball from Martial and entered the field before sweeping the ball into the corner. End of class. Martial would also score on the scorers list and make it 2-0 in the last second of the game.

There were no more goals and Manchester United is ready for the semi-finals of the league cup.