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Everton 1-3 Manchester United
- Goals: Bernard (£ 5.8 million) | Bruno Fernandes (£ 10.5 million) x2, Edinson Cavani (£ 8.0 million)
- Attend: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (7.8 million pounds) | Luke Shaw (£ 4.9 million), Marcus Rashford (£ 9.6 million), Fernandes
- Cousin: Fernandes x3, Bernard x2, Shaw x1
Do you fancy a Bruno?
The soccer spotlight may currently be on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, although this victory will have helped, but the FPL’s gaze is firmly fixed on the round of games after the international break.
Bruno fernandes (£ 10.5m) staked his claim to the Gameweek 9 bracelet with two goals and an assist at Everton on Saturday lunchtime.
The first from the midfielder was a well-placed header, which he planted above Jordan pickford (£ 4.9m) after Everton failed to track Fernandes’ run in the area.
The Portuguese teacher was trying to help Marcus rashford (£ 9.6 million) for United’s second goal with an exquisite cross from within the box.
Rashford barely missed the ball when he tried to make contact, but a cross from Bruno touched the far post before rolling into the Everton net.
“I don’t care if Marcus [Rashford] I touched him a little, it could be his goal, it is not a problem for me. The most important thing for me, as a number 10, is serving my teammates. “- Bruno Fernandes
The icing on the cake for the Fernandes owners came with the final step of the game. As Everton looked for a tie in injury time, United managed to organize a last-gasp counterattack.
Fernandes, unsurprisingly at the heart of the play, found a substitute Edinson cavani (£ 8.0 million), who topped Pickford from close range.
The Portuguese has participated in 15 Premier League goals in his 10 away games in the competition (10 goals, five assists). That’s the most goal participation a player has had in his first 10 away games in the league.
While West Brom visits Old Trafford at Gameweek 9, a home game against leaky opposition is unlikely to undermine the confidence of Fernandes owners and investors.
Sticky spell
Everton have lost three games in a row and have started the season with four consecutive wins.
It’s certainly a sticky form patch for Toffees, although Carlo Ancelotti’s men may have the accessories to play and get back in shape.
After a trip to Fulham on Gameweek 9, Everton take on Leeds at home before another day away at Burnley.
It is the immediate visit to Craven Cottage that puts a captaincy focus on the Everton attackers, although Ancelotti’s admission that “we’re really bad right now” doesn’t fill with confidence.
The Toffees scored against Manchester United with their only shot on goal, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£ 7.8m) finally awarded an assist for his flick-on that allowed Bernard to convert.
The forward’s head movement came from a Pickford ball thrown upward, with United’s well-scrutinized backline failing to deal with a relatively simple situation.
Everton’s lack of penetration for the rest of the game, following that goal in the 20th minute, further highlighted their problems in attack.
James Rodriguez (£ 7.9 million) returned from an injury at Goodison Park, which lasted 79 minutes. The Colombian failed to shoot or create an opportunity in the tie.
However, Calvert-Lewin was at the end of an Everton play started by Rodriguez in the fifth minute.
The midfielder’s signature cross pass found Digne, who ran down the line to allow Bernard to cut inside. His cross found the head of Calvert-Lewin, whose shot hit the post behind De Gea’s goal.
Apart from that initial moment of attack intention and the goal, Everton failed to really disturb David De Gea (£ 5.4 million).
Richarlison (7.8 million pounds) will return to reinforce Everton’s attack on Gameweek 9, although both the forward and Rodriguez face long-distance travel during the international break.
About the Brazilian, Ancelotti said before the game:
“It is impossible to replace Richarlison. There is no player in the world like Richarlison. So we have to replace him with another player of a different quality. We have to change our style of play a bit without Richarlison, but the defeat [against Newcastle] It wasn’t because Richarlison wasn’t there. It was because we didn’t play well. Simple. “- Carlo Ancelotti
Gunnar is in pain
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was visibly frustrated in his post-match interview with BT Sport, and he endeared himself to FPL managers around the world by having a pop on match schedules.
The Manchester United manager was furious:
“We were prepared to fail. The start time set us up to fail. We’ve been to Turkey, we played a lot of games this season, we came back Thursday morning and we played Saturday lunchtime, it’s an absolute disaster. Players this season, in these times, a pandemic, mentally and physically is exhausting ”. – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Luke shaw (£ 4.9m), who assisted Fernandes’s header, appears to be the biggest victim of United’s overmatch, while Rashford’s owners will need to keep an eye on the attacker’s condition ahead of Gameweek 9.
“Luke has a hamstring (injury). That could be long. Rashford, I think he’s struggling. It looked like (a shoulder injury). “- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Mason Greenwood (£ 7.2 million), meanwhile, was discarded due to illness.
Choose your battles
For the 7.3% of FPL bosses who own Pickford, having a second goalie in play now seems like a necessity.
England’s net keeper got upset again in game week 8, dropping a Juan Mata | (£ 5.8m) of free throw before combining with Michael keane (£ 5.1 million) to take advantage of Harry maguire (£ 5.4 million).
The VAR ruled that the collision did not merit a penalty, although it is certainly another mark in the copy book against Pickford.
Before kick-off at Goodison Park, Ancelotti said of his goalkeeper selection:
“I consider the goalkeeper a player, so he can be rotated like other positions on the field. Robin Olsen (£ 4.5m) did well against Newcastle and I hope Jordan Pickford can do the same today. “- Carlo Ancelotti
On the display and the current form of his team, the Everton manager explained:
“The problem was that after scoring we couldn’t defend well and they took advantage. They were able to score easily. We said before the game that we had to defend better and we didn’t do it well enough. We were slow behind, we have to improve. I hope that, after the international break, we will return with a different form. It is not just a problem for the defenders, it is for the whole team. I know how to manage difficulties, every year you have them. We can start again after the break, we are really bad at the moment but we started well ”. – Carlo Ancelotti
Everton XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Digne, Keane, Holgate, Coleman; Sigurdsson (Iwobi 66 ‘), Allan, Doucouré; Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Rodríguez (Tosun 79 ′).
Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw (Tuanzebe 66 ‘), Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, B. Fernandes, Mata (Pogba 81 ‘); Marcial (Cavani 81 ′).
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