Manchester United 1-1 Everton: Andros Townsend earns point for Toffees at Old Trafford

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Andros Townsend scored five goals in nine Everton appearances in all competitions.

Everton earned a point against Manchester United at Old Trafford thanks to Andros Townsend's second half equaliser.

Rafael Benitez's men fell behind just before the break when Anthony Martial scored his first goal since February.

Fred and Aaron Wan Bissaka were able to ignore Demarai Gray's plight, as Everton retaliated from a United corner. Townsend drove a low shot into the corner of Abdoulaye Doucoure’s lay-off.

Townsend was celebrated in a Cristiano Ronaldo-esque style. It was more than what the man could manage. Ronaldo, who was left on the bench following his injury-time win against Villarreal on Wednesday night, came on in the 56th minute. He had little impact before and after the equaliser.

Everton thought that they had a winner in four minutes, but VAR intervened and ruled Yerry mina's tap out for offside.

This is the latest in a string of disappointing home results for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team. They lost against Aston Villa seven day ago, after being dumped out West Ham's EFL Cup.

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Even though United was leading the 'in play' table at half-time there were still many questions for Solskjaer, and his team.

In the weeks to come, more information will be available.

United will be playing fixtures at home with Liverpool and Manchester City as well as tricky trips to Leicester, Tottenham, and Leicester, to give an indication of their ability to challenge for the title in the coming season. This is something that they seemed to do last year, but then fell apart in January, just as Pep Guardiola's team were advancing clear.

They maintained the speed and fluidity they have been lacking for the first 10 minutes against Everton. Then it began to drift away.

Martial broke the deadlock and it was the visitors that were posing the greatest goal threat. Salomon Rondon, Abdoulaye Doucoure had shots blocked. David de Gea made a spectacular one-handed save to deny Gray.

This opportunity came when what should have been an easy pass to Edinson from Fernandes to Lucas Digne was actually quite complicated.

Cavani made a great save from Jordan Pickford by making a down header while the game was still goalless. Jadon Sancho may have done better with a late chance that he drove directly at his England team-mate. Even with Paul Pogba being introduced from the bench, it was all a little haphazard and didn't seem like it would bring greater rewards.

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Rafael Benitez quietly built a formidable team after his appointment as manager caused so much controversy amongst Goodison Park fans.

James Rodriguez's flakiness has been replaced with a strength that cannot be ignored.

The Toffeemen, even without Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison, were effective. They did not panic when United gained momentum early on and instead took their time growing into the game.

United has not kept a clean slate at Old Trafford in Premier League since March so they must have been aware of the opportunities that would present themselves.

Gray was particularly outstanding. However, Fred and Wan Bissaka could have prevented Gray from getting out of the predicament where the goal came.

Even though Mina was clearly offside, Tom Davies still had enough space to score the goal as Everton close to winning.

Manchester United's next Premier League match is against Leicester on Saturday 16 October (15:00 BST). Everton will next be taking on West Ham on Sunday 17 October at 14:00

Player of the match Townsend Andros Townsend, with an average 8.08 Man United Manchester United Manchester United

Everton Everton Everton Manchester United Avg Squad number 1 Player name de Gea Average rating 5.32 Squad number 18 Player name Bruno Fernandes Average rating 5.26 Squad number 9 Player name Martial Average rating 5.17 Squad number 21 Player name Cavani Average rating 5.08 Squad number 23 Player name Shaw Average rating 4.84 Squad number 19 Player name Varane Average rating 4.80 Squad number 2 Player name Lindelf Average rating 4.62 Squad number 7 Player name Cristiano Ronaldo Average rating 4.61 Squad number 29 Player name Wan-Bissaka Average rating 4.58 Squad number 25 Player name Sancho Average rating 4.49 Squad number 39 Player name McTominay Average rating 4.36 Squad number 11 Player name Greenwood Average rating 4.33 Squad number 6 Player name Pogba Average rating 4.01 Squad number 17 Player name Fred Average rating 4.00 Everton Avg Squad number 14 Player name Townsend Average rating 8.08 Squad number 11 Player name Gray Average rating 7.97 Squad number 16 Player name Doucour Average rating 7.84 Squad number 6 Player name Allan Average rating 7.41 Squad number 5 Player name Keane Average rating 7.31 Squad number 13 Player name Mina Average rating 7.26 Squad number 24 Player name Gordon Average rating 7.19 Squad number 1 Player name Pickford Average rating 7.16 Squad number 22 Player name Godfrey Average rating 7.11 Squad number 12 Player name Digne Average rating 7.06 Squad number 61 Player name Dobbin Average rating 6.73 Squad number 33 Player name Rondn Average rating 6.61 Squad number 26 Player name Davies Average rating 6.58

Line-ups

Match Stats

Live Text Line-ups Man Utd Formation 4-2-3-1 1 de Gea 29 Wan-Bissaka 2 Lindelf 19 Varane 23 Shaw 39 McTominay 17 Fred 11 Greenwood 18 Bruno Fernandes 9 Martial 21 Cavani 1 de Gea

29 Wan-Bissaka

2 Lindelf

19 Varane

23 Shaw

39 McTominay

17 Fred Substituted at Pogba at 70% Minutes

11 Greenwood Books Booked at 34 Mins

18 Bruno Fernandes

9 Martial Substitutes for Sancho at the 57' minute

21 Cavani Substituted to Cristiano Ronaldo at 56' minutes Substitutes: 3 Bailly

6 Pogba

7 Cristiano Ronaldo

14 Lingard

25 Sancho

26 Henderson

27 Telles

31 Matic

34 van de Beek Everton Formation 4-4-1-1 1 Pickford 22 Godfrey 13 Mina 5 Keane 12 Digne 14 Townsend 16 Doucour 6 Allan 24 Gordon 11 Gray 33 Rondn 1 Pickford

22 Godfrey

13 Mina

5 Keane

12 Digne

14 Townsend

16 Doucour booked at 76mins

6 Allan

At 72' minutes, Davies is Substituted by 24 Gordon

11 Gray Substituted For Dobbin at 90+2’ minutes

33 Rondn Substitutes for Kenny

4 Holgate

15 Begovic

25 Gbamin

26 Davies

31 Lonergan

32 Branthwaite

57 Whitaker

Referee for 61 Dobbin: Michael Oliver. Attendance: 73.128 Match Stats, Live Text, Post update Match ends at Manchester United 1, Everton1. Second Half, Manchester United 1, Everton. Full-Time. Manchester United Post Update Offside. Bruno Fernandes attempts a through ball but Cristiano Ronaldo is unable to catch him offside. Post update Jadon Sancho (Manchester United), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Foul by Yerrymina (Everton) after the update Everton Substitution Substitution Demarai Gray is replaced by Lewis Dobbin. Post update Scott McTominay, Manchester United, wins a free kick at the defensive half. Foul by Salomn Ronnie (Everton) Post update Post update: Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United), right footed shot from left side box to save in the bottom left corner. Cristiano Ronaldo assisted. Post update Foul by Paul Pogba, Manchester United. Post update Yerrymina (Everton), wins a free kick at the defensive half. Post update VAR decision: Manchester United 1-1 Everton Everton, Post-update Tom Davies tries a through-ball, but Yerry mina is caught offside. Post update Corner, Everton. Victor Lindelf conceded. Post-update: Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucour's left-footed shot from outside the box by Emerton is blocked Demarai Gray assisted. Post update Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United), header from the centre misses to his left. Bruno Fernandes assisted with a cross after a corner. Manchester United, Post-update Corner Allan conceded. Post update Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United), right footed shot outside the box. It is close, but misses in the top right corner. Jadon Sancho assisted. Post update Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), header from the centre misses to left. Aaron Wan Bissaka assisted with a cross. Manchester United, Post-update Bruno Fernandes attempts a through ball but Mason Greenwood is ruled out. Page 1 of 5 Rewind Previous Navigate To The Next Page Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward