Manchester United made it a
frustrating homecoming for Wayne Rooney as they thrashed Everton 4-0 at
Old Trafford on Super Sunday.
United's all-time leading scorer watched his former
team-mates take an early lead thanks to a fantastic strike from Antonio
Valencia with just four minutes on the clock before late goals from
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Romelu Lukaku, who was scoring against his former
club, and Anthony Martial put further gloss on the victory.Player Ratings
Manchester United:
De Gea (8), Valencia (8), Bailly (7), Jones (7), Young (7), Matic (7),
Fellaini (6), Mata (7), Mkhitaryan (7), Rashford (5), Lukaku (7)
Subs: Martial (7), Herrera (6), Lingard (6)
Everton: Pickford (5), Keane (6), Jagielka (6), Williams (6), Martina (6), Schneiderlin (7), Davies (6), Gueye (7), Baines (6), Sigurdsson (7), Rooney (7).
Subs: Sandro (6), Calvert-Lewin (6), Mirallas (6)
Man of the match: Antonio Valencia
Subs: Martial (7), Herrera (6), Lingard (6)
Everton: Pickford (5), Keane (6), Jagielka (6), Williams (6), Martina (6), Schneiderlin (7), Davies (6), Gueye (7), Baines (6), Sigurdsson (7), Rooney (7).
Subs: Sandro (6), Calvert-Lewin (6), Mirallas (6)
Man of the match: Antonio Valencia
Rooney spent most of the first half hour being crowded out of the game but he did wriggle free to turn a Cuco Martina cross a few yards wide before Lukaku missed a glorious chance when one-on-one with Jordan Pickford.
Team news
Jose
Mourinho made five changes to the side that beat Basel 3-0 in the
Champions League in midweek. Marouane Fellaini replaced the injured Paul
Pogba, while Marcus Rashford, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly and Phil
Jones all returned. It’s was also five changes for Everton from the
midweek defeat. Jordan Pickford returned in goal in place of Maarten
Stekelenburg, while Cuco Martina, Ashley Williams, Idrissa Gueye and Tom
Davies also were handed starts.
In a much even second period, United slipped deeper as Everton grew in confidence although Juan Mata did fire a 20-yard free-kick against the post just before the hour mark and Matic fired a daisy-cutter just wide on 75 minutes.
Opta stats
- This was Everton's heaviest league defeat at Old Trafford since losing 5-1 in December 1999 under Walter Smith.
- The Toffees are winless in their last 11 away Premier League games (D5 L6), their worst run since May 2004 (also 11 without a win).
- Lukaku has scored five goals in his first five Premier League appearances for Manchester United, a record matched only by Louis Saha and Robin van Persie.
- Rooney has faced 38 different opponents in the Premier League - Manchester United are the only side he's never won against (P5 W0 D0 L5).
Manchester United 4-0 Everton: Wayne Rooney frustrated as United march on
Reviewed by Unknown
on
September 17, 2017
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