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Manchester United continue their search for their first Premier League win under new boos Ruben Amorim as Everton visit Old Trafford.
A draw at Ipswich represented a mixed start to life under the Portuguese manager last weekend, with an early goal unable to be built upon in a performance that showed the scale of the challenge facing Amorim. Some flaws were evident in the Europa League clash with Bodo/Glimt, too, but a Rasmus Hojlund double returned Manchester United to winning ways with Amorim receiving a huge reception as he made his home debut.
He returns to the touchline of his new abode a few days later hoping his side can propel themselves back into the top half. But visitors Everton will spy vulnerability as they seek a win that would lift them clear of an increasingly crowded and competitive relegation battle. Sean Dyche’s side have not scored in their last three games yet may fancy their chances against a remodelled backline.
Follow all of the latest from Old Trafford in our live blog below:
Manchester United take on Everton in the Premier League | Kick off at 1.30pm GMT
Hosts secured their first win under Ruben Amorim in midweek Europa League action
Sean Dyche’s visitors are searching for victory to pull away from fellow relegation-battlers
Man Utd XI: Onana; Mazraoui, de Ligt, Martinez; Amad, Casemiro, Mainoo, Fernandes, Dalot, Rashford, Zirkzee.
Everton XI: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gueye; Lindstrom, McNeil, Ndiaye; Beto.
Manchester United FC 0 - 0 Everton FC
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Dalot's cross from the left is cut out and Ndiaye sets off on the counter for Everton, but with Beto and Doucoure making forward runs ahead of him, the Toffees' number 10 delays his pass and it's cut out by De Ligt.
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Everton have failed to score in more different Premier League games than any other side this season (six), yet only Liverpool (six) and Manchester United (five) have kept more clean sheets than the Toffees' four. Everton have already had three 0-0 draws this term, last having more (four) in 2015-16.
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Lindstrom drills a cross of his own into the six-yard box from the right-hand side, but Beto can't quite get to the front post in time and Onana gathers on the ground.
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McNeil is given crossing space on the left and fires a ball into the centre, but it's too close to Onana and easily claimed by the goalkeeper.
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WIDE!! Everton go their closest yet! McNeil finds Beto on the run into the United box, and he steps past the onrushing Onana before his shot on the angle rolls into the side netting!
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Chance! Fernandes' deft throughball sends Rashford in behind the Everton defence, but Pickford rushes out to meet him, blocking the shot as the offside flag goes up and Branthwaite clears!
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Manchester United have won 41 Premier League matches against Everton, more than any side has beaten another in the competition’s entire history.
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Mazraoui's throughball releases Amad in behind and he engages Pickford before cutting the ball back, but no-one in red can get on the end of it with an open goal to aim at.
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A Mainoo block on Ndiaye's cross yields Everton's first corner of the match, but McNeil's two attempted deliveries are headed clear by Dalot and De Ligt respectively.
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Zirkzee drives forward and opens up a chance for Amad with a good pass to his right, but the Ivorian's first-time strike is a poor one and flashes well wide of the far post.
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Both of Everton’s last two Premier League games have finished 0-0 – only once in their league history have they had three consecutive goalless draws, doing so in February 1982.
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WIDE!!! Doucoure does well to barge through two challenges and tee up Beto in the box, but the striker's left-footed effort is absolutely woeful and skews a mile wide of the intended target!
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SAVED!!! Lindstrom finds shooting space on the edge of the hosts' box and lets fly from 25 yards, but his dipping effort towards the bottom corner is held by Onana!
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BLOCKED!!! United's corner is half-cleared and volleyed back towards goal by Amad, but his effort is blocked by Lindstrom, who then sparks an Everton counter-attack at the other end which culminates with Beto being crowded out in the box.
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CHANCE!!! Martinez's ball over the top sends Dalot in behind the Everton defence, but as he bears down on goal Branthwaite slides in with a superb sliding challenge to deny the wing-back a shot!
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Manchester United have won their last four Premier League matches against Everton, last having a longer such run (of nine games) between December 1999 and February 2004.
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Amad is released down the right by Mainoo and cuts inside off his wing, but can't quick pick a pass to Zirkzee in the box and Everton cut the ball out.
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SAVED!!! Mainoo recovers possession on the edge of the Everton box and drills a low strike goalwards, which Pickford parries low to his left before quickly regathering the ball!
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Dalot drills a good ball across the face of Everton's goal with Rashford and Zirkzee closing in, but Branthwaite puts it behind for the game's first corner before either forward can get there.
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Zirkzee kicks the game off for Manchester United, and we're up and running at Old Trafford!
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The hosts are heavily favoured in our live win probability tracker, with Manchester United sitting on a 57.6% chance of victory compared to just 20.1% for Everton. Dyche’s side will certainly be hoping to spoil Amorim’s home Premier League debut though, as both teams trudge out onto the Old Trafford pitch!
Everton match facts13:25 , Chris Wilson
Both of Everton’s last two Premier League games have finished 0-0 – only once in their league history have they had three consecutive goalless draws, doing so in February 1982.
Everton have failed to score in more different Premier League games than any other side this season (6), while only Liverpool (6) and Manchester United (5) have kept more clean sheets than the Toffees (4). Everton have already had three 0-0 draws this term, last having more in 2015-16 (4).
Including crosses, only Andreas Pereira (103) has played more passes into the opposition box in the Premier League this season than Everton’s Dwight McNeil (101). McNeil’s 30 chances created this term is almost twice as many as any other Toffees player (Ashley Young, 16).
Dyche: “You’ve got to play them all”13:20 , Chris Wilson
“Everyone talks of a ‘new manager bounce’ and the rest of it, so it’s more difficult in that way of thinking, but they’ve still got good players.
“A new manager to the Premier League will maybe give a different feel to it. I’m sure he’s been working with the players and trying to get his thoughts across.”
“You’ve got to play them all. The fixtures have given us this run and it’s a tough run, but everything’s tough in the Premier League. We’ve shown before that we can take these teams on and that’s what we’ve got to do again.”
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Sean Dyche also opts for a headline change of his own, dropping Dominic Calvert-Lewin from the starting XI for the first time this season. Beto was the scorer of Everton’s last Premier League goal – four matches ago – and the visitors will be hoping him leading the line from the off can end their current drought at Old Trafford.
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Ruben Amorim makes six changes to the United side which beat Bodo/Glimt 3-2 in Thursday’s Europa League match, with Joshua Zirkzee and Marcus Rashford starting up front, Kobbie Mainoo returning from injury alongside Casemiro in midfield, and Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot operating as wing-backs in the Portuguese’s new-look system.
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EVERTON SUBS: Joao Virginia, Asmir Begovic, Nathan Patterson, Orel Mangala, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jack Harrison, Jake O’Brien, Seamus Coleman, Harrison Armstrong.
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EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Ashley Young, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Abdoulaye Doucoure, Idrissa Gueye; Jesper Lindstrom, Dwight McNeil, Iliman Ndiaye; Beto.
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MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, Tyrell Malacia, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Luke Shaw, Manuel Ugarte.
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MANCHESTER UNITED (3-4-2-1): Andre Onana; Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez; Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Diogo Dalot; Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Joshua Zirkzee.
The good, the bad and the ugly of Ruben Amorim’s first Man Utd game at Old Trafford13:10 , Chris Wilson
The banner in the Stretford End was written in Ruben Amorim’s native Portuguese. “Bem vindo a casa,” it read. Welcome home.
Some 25 minutes into his first game at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s new head coach may have wondered if the welcome constituted more of a warning. His new side were losing 2-1 to a club from inside the Arctic Circle, the self-destructive streak that marred Erik ten Hag’s reign apparent as they conceded twice to Bodo/Glimt, a result every bit as excruciating as the worst under his predecessor on the cards. Amorim had traded a club second in the Champions League for one who, if only briefly, stood 19th in the Europa League standings. United looked experts in embarrassing themselves.
When the final whistle blew, Amorim at least had a first win under his belt. He will hope for more convincing victories; less chaotic ones, too. But he appreciated his reception. “Half of the stadium doesn’t know me, I came from Portugal and I did nothing for this club. Yet the way they make me feel at home is special,” he said. “I felt I am not alone now, I am one of them.”
The good, the bad and the ugly of Ruben Amorim’s first Man Utd game at Old Trafford
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The 15th placed Toffees, meanwhile, are winless in their last four games and have failed to score for the last three on the bounce, with just two victories to their name so far this season. That’s only two less than Manchester United, but Everton can’t climb any higher than 15th even if they win this match.
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As Ruben Amorim prepares to take charge of the Red Devils in his maiden Premier League home match, he’ll he hoping his 13th placed side can improve upon their 1-1 draw at Ipswich in his first game – in which they opened the scoring inside two minutes but were second-best for the remaining 88.
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Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, as Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford to kick off the final month of 2024.
United match facts13:00 , Chris Wilson
No side’s Premier League games have seen fewer goals scored this season than Manchester United’s (26). Only Southampton (9), Crystal Palace and Everton (10) have netted fewer goals than the Red Devils (13), while only Liverpool (8) and Arsenal (12) have conceded fewer (13).
Manchester United have scored 13 goals from an xG of 18.3 in the Premier League this term, netting around five goals fewer than the quality of their chances suggests. No team is underperforming compared to their xG more than the Red Devils (-5.3).
This is Ruben Amorim’s first home league game in charge of Manchester United. Since the start of last season, the Portuguese has won all 22 of his home league games in charge of Sporting CP by an aggregate score of 72-13.
Amorim: “I am hoping to win”12:50 , Chris Wilson
“It is going to be a different match. [There will be] a lot of fighting, long balls, second balls. A quality coach that understands the league and understands the quality of the opponent.
“We need to have the ball because we have a short time to recover with the team.
“So I hope for a win and I hope to see different things from my team, like we did from Ipswich to now. With Everton, [we will be] without training and I expect to see different things and better things.”
“They are very good players and they need to believe as we will show individual stuff, team stuff and work. If you cannot run then jog and make the same exercise, of course it is not the same, but you can manage to try and win games.
“We will rotate players and we will be ready. Today we have to use like four subs to manage the fitness, not the game, we managed the fitness today and we have to do it. We already know it will be like that; no excuses and we should be ready for Sunday. We have to win.”
Head-to-head12:40 , Chris Wilson
These two sides have played 194 times, with United winning 90, Everton winning 56 and 48 ending as draws. The first meeting between the two took place in 1892.
Last season, United won both fixtures – 3-0 at home and 2-0 away, including an Alejandro Garnacho wondergoal.
The last time Everton won this fixture was in April 2022.
Team news12:35 , Chris Wilson
Sean Dyche has made just one change to the side that drew to Brentford last weekend – Dominic Calvert-Lewin is dropped in favour of Beto.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Team news12:29 , Chris Wilson
Ruben Amorim has made six changes to the side that beat Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday.
Upfront, Joshua Zirkzee comes in to replace Rasmus Hojlund, while Diogo Dalot and Amad Diallo return as wing-backs in place of Tyrell Malacia and Antony.
In midfield, Kobbie Mainoo makes his return in place of Manuel Ugarte, while Casemiro comes in for Mason Mount. In the attacking positions, Marcus Rashford takes the place of Alejandro Garnacho.
Line-ups12:21 , Chris Wilson
Man Utd XI: Onana; Mazraoui, de Ligt, Martinez; Amad, Casemiro, Mainoo, Fernandes, Dalot, Rashford, Zirkzee.
Subs: Bayindir, Maguire, Malacia, Shaw, Mount, Ugarte, Antony, Garnacho, Hojlund.
Everton XI: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gueye; Lindstrom, McNeil, Ndiaye; Beto..
Subs: Mangala, Begovic, Patterson, Coleman, Harrison, Virginia, O’Brien, Armstrong, Calvert-Lewin.
Match facts12:10 , Chris Wilson
Manchester United have won their last four Premier League games against Everton, last having a longer such run between December 1999 and February 2004 (9).
Everton have won just one of their last 31 Premier League away games against Manchester United (D8 L22), picking up a 1-0 victory in December 2013.
Manchester United have won 41 Premier League games against Everton, more than any side has beaten another in the competition’s history.
Is Manchester United v Everton on TV?12:00 , Chris Wilson
This fixture has not been selected for live TV coverage in the UK, so fans at home will not be able to watch it. Instead, Chelsea vs Aston Vila is the first ‘Super Sunday’ fixture on Sky Sports, followed by Liverpool vs Manchester City at 4pm.
You can also follow those matches in our dedicated blogs.
Team news11:50 , Chris Wilson
For United, Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez have both returned to training this week, while Jonny Evans will be assessed.
Everton forwards Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti are still working on a recovery, while Seamus Coleman is back in training but is unlikely to feature at Old Trafford.
James Garner and Tim Iroegbunam are still out.
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United head into this game sitting in 13th – with just 16 points – after their draw against Ipswich last weekend.
They earned a 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt after coming from behind in midweek, though there were encouraging signs from some players in that match.
Much will once again be made of Amorim’s chosen formation and how the players are seen to be adapting to it.
Everton’s form has been similarly mixed, with 0-0 draws against Brentford and West Ham in their last two games and a 1-0 loss to Southampton in the match before that.
It doesn’t get any easier for the Toffees either, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea up next in three of their four upcoming matches.
Manchester United vs Everton11:32 , Chris Wilson
Good morning and welcome to coverage of Manchester United v Everton in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim takes charge of United for his first domestic home match and just his second in the league, and they welcome an Everton side that has struggled in recent weeks – though Sean Dyche’s men sit just two places and five points below the Red Devils.
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