Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Everton [L]

Latest [30'] -- Red Card for Gana

Everton's next Premier League match at Manchester United is live on Sky Sports on Monday Night Football and it's a big game for both sides. 

Everton are missing Jarrad Branthwaite and Merlin Röhl. But Seamus Coleman gets a rare start in place of Jake O'Brien, who is benched. Two goalkeepers named as subs again, with no place for Nathan Patterson.

The home side have Joshua Zirkzee leading the frontline with Cunha out and Benjamin Sesko also injured. Harry Maguire is also sidelined.

The pre-match hype seems to have been off the scale but none of that matters now with the teams finally taking to the field to get this one under way.

First Half

Everton, all in blue, got the game started, and of course played it back to Pickford for the hoof upfield. Neither side pushed up and Dewsbury-Hall was fouled in midfield, overhit his delivery straight out of play. 

Everton forced a turnover but Barry just lacked any physicality in driving forward and lost the challenge. gana drove Everton upfield, Ndiaye's cross just too far ahead of Barry. Off the ball, Takoski shoved Zirkzee over, and he wasn't happy at all, handbags drawn. 

Gana then stole the ball off Zirkzee and got the ball out to Ndiaye who tried to pivot but shot high and wide.  Then an early change for the much hyped high performer for Ireland: Coleman off inside 10 minutes. 

Mykolenko's long throw wasn't long enough, but Everton were doing a good job of spoiling the home side's efforts to play out. But Mbuemo changed that inan instance. And Fernandes fired one that Pickford saved 

Then an utterly bizarre moment as Gana lost his head. Utterly astounding! He goes at Michael Keane, pushing and then bitch-slapping him; red card!!! The most idiotic moment ever witnessed surely as Pickford and Ndiaye tried in vain to calm Gana down and get him off the field. 

Man Utd tried to take advantage but Pickford stood firm and Ndiaye eventually broke forward but he could not feed Barry. The 10 men of Everton would battle on but surely Gana had just handed them a massive advantage. Although they say in football it can be hard to play against 10 men.

Mykolenko had to produce a perfect sliding tackle to dispossess Mazraoui in the Everton box at the expense of a corner. Zirkzee ran into Tarkowski and playacted as if shot dead. 

Another Mykolenko long throw barely made it into the Man Utd penalty area. Grealish sent in a great ball but Barry couldn't get behind it. Everton were playing the better football and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall produced a purler from the edge of the box, a stunning strike. 

Amad tried to make amends but Pickford wasn't letting his shot get past him. 

Manchester Utd:  Lammens; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Amad, Zirkzee, Mbeumo.

Subs: Bayindir, Dalot, Heaven, Malacia, Martinez, Mainoo, Mount, Ugarte, Lacey.

Everton: Pickford, Mykolenko, Keane, Tarkowski, Coleman, Grealish, Garner, Gueye [R:14'], Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: King, Travers, Aznou, (10' O'Brien) Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, McNeil, Dibling, Beto.

 

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