Manchester United strengthened their grip on a top-four place and kept Everton deep in relegation trouble with a one-sided victory at Old Trafford.
Scott McTominay’s well-taken first-half effort and Anthony Martial’s first Premier League goal since December were enough to give United victory.
However, it should have been more for Erik ten Hag’s men, with Jordan Pickford making a string of fine saves and Aaron Wan-Bissaka somehow failing to finish into an empty net after Antony’s shot had bounced straight back to him off a post.
There was also late concern for the hosts when Marcus Rashford was forced to leave the field and was pictured walking very gingerly up the tunnel to the home dressing room.
That is not what Ten Hag needs before Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final with Sevilla, although Martial’s return, along with that of Christian Eriksen, who made his return as a substitute after two-and-a-half months out with an ankle injury, were welcome as Brazilian midfielder Casemiro completes his four-match domestic suspension.
As for Everton, they are in the unsatisfactory position of having to see how others do before knowing what the full damage caused by this defeat will be but knowing – again – there is no easy way to secure their top-flight survival.
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Squad number27Player nameWeghorst
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 5Maguire
- 6Li MartÃnez
- 12Malacia
- 39McTominay
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 21AntonySubstituted forMartialat 60′minutes
- 15SabitzerSubstituted forFredat 76′minutes
- 25SanchoSubstituted forEriksenat 77′minutes
- 10RashfordSubstituted forWeghorstat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lindelöf
- 9Martial
- 14Eriksen
- 17Fred
- 19Varane
- 20Dalot
- 27Weghorst
- 28Pellistri
- 31Butland
Everton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pickford
- 23ColemanSubstituted forPattersonat 87′minutes
- 5Keane
- 2Tarkowski
- 22GodfreySubstituted forMykolenkoat 45′minutes
- 17Iwobi
- 27GueyeSubstituted forGarnerat 60′minutes
- 8OnanaSubstituted forDaviesat 60′minutes
- 7McNeil
- 11Gray
- 50SimmsSubstituted forMaupayat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Patterson
- 4Holgate
- 13Mina
- 15Begovic
- 19Mykolenko
- 20Maupay
- 26Davies
- 30Coady
- 37Garner
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 73,509
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester United 2, Everton 0.
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Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Everton 0.
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Attempt saved. Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
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Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
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Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
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Foul by Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
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Alex Iwobi (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Everton. Nathan Patterson replaces Séamus Coleman because of an injury.
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Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Iwobi (Everton).
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Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
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Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
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Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
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Substitution, Manchester United. Wout Weghorst replaces Marcus Rashford because of an injury.
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