LIVERPOOL: Jose Mourinho's disappointing end to 2017 was briefly forgotten as targets from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard earned Manchester United an excellent 2-0 victory in opposition to Everton at Goodison Park on Monday.
The New Year's Day win lifted United again into second place in the desk, above Chelsea and, for 24 hours at least, to inside 12 points of runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Martial capped a spell of United pressure early in the second half by means of shooting his aspect in entrance after Paul Pogba had found him in house 20 yards from function.
The striker took a controlling touch prior to generating a super right-foot finish that flew into the highest correct corner of the Everton function.
It was a much-improved second half showing from United and one capped by means of a superb person function from Lingard that settled the end result 10 mins from time.
After Luke Shaw gained possession from an Everton throw-in, Pogba slipped thru a cross which Lingard accredited, weaving his means throughout the midfield to the brink of the area prior to depositing an unstoppable shot into the ground corner.
Everton, in search of to dance again from the primary defeat of Sam Allardyce's reign, had made a promising get started and, with their captain Wayne Rooney willing to impress in opposition to his former club, the hosts enjoyed the more potent get started.
Youngster Mason Holgate met an early Rooney corner and headed over as Everton built pressure on a United aspect that had ended 2017 with a whimper.
In the absence of injured pair Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mourinho had started with Martial as his lone striker but there was little early provider for the French international.
Pogba ensured the half ended with United in the ascendancy with a counter-attack that ended with him enjoying in Lingard whose shot was the latest in an extended line to pass over the target.
But United have been a much more bad proposition after the restart, making a string of probabilities prior to their 56th minute opening function.
Juan Mata's long shot was tipped over by means of Pickford prior to the Spaniard unleashed a curling left-foot try that clipped the submit.
Lingard despatched Pogba thru for the United midfielder whose shot, from a large perspective, flew across the face of function.
Pogba, enjoying in a extra complicated midfield position than usual, seemed in the temper so as to add to United's lead following Martial's opener, a skillful run into the Everton area after 63 mins finishing with a shot which was parried by means of Pickford.
United seemed more likely to want that second function after Allardyce made a double substitution, including the removal of Rooney, and Everton enjoyed their best possible spell of pressure.
But a near-post header from Niasse, from a Holgate go, was the nearest Everton may come to an equaliser all over that brief length of keep watch over.
It required a very good diving save from Pickford to stay out an 18-yard effort from Lingard, after extra excellent build-up play from Pogba -- even supposing Lingard made no mistake when introduced with a equivalent opportunity moments later.
The New Year's Day win lifted United again into second place in the desk, above Chelsea and, for 24 hours at least, to inside 12 points of runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Martial capped a spell of United pressure early in the second half by means of shooting his aspect in entrance after Paul Pogba had found him in house 20 yards from function.
The striker took a controlling touch prior to generating a super right-foot finish that flew into the highest correct corner of the Everton function.
It was a much-improved second half showing from United and one capped by means of a superb person function from Lingard that settled the end result 10 mins from time.
After Luke Shaw gained possession from an Everton throw-in, Pogba slipped thru a cross which Lingard accredited, weaving his means throughout the midfield to the brink of the area prior to depositing an unstoppable shot into the ground corner.
Everton, in search of to dance again from the primary defeat of Sam Allardyce's reign, had made a promising get started and, with their captain Wayne Rooney willing to impress in opposition to his former club, the hosts enjoyed the more potent get started.
Youngster Mason Holgate met an early Rooney corner and headed over as Everton built pressure on a United aspect that had ended 2017 with a whimper.
In the absence of injured pair Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mourinho had started with Martial as his lone striker but there was little early provider for the French international.
Pogba ensured the half ended with United in the ascendancy with a counter-attack that ended with him enjoying in Lingard whose shot was the latest in an extended line to pass over the target.
But United have been a much more bad proposition after the restart, making a string of probabilities prior to their 56th minute opening function.
Juan Mata's long shot was tipped over by means of Pickford prior to the Spaniard unleashed a curling left-foot try that clipped the submit.
Lingard despatched Pogba thru for the United midfielder whose shot, from a large perspective, flew across the face of function.
Pogba, enjoying in a extra complicated midfield position than usual, seemed in the temper so as to add to United's lead following Martial's opener, a skillful run into the Everton area after 63 mins finishing with a shot which was parried by means of Pickford.
United seemed more likely to want that second function after Allardyce made a double substitution, including the removal of Rooney, and Everton enjoyed their best possible spell of pressure.
But a near-post header from Niasse, from a Holgate go, was the nearest Everton may come to an equaliser all over that brief length of keep watch over.
It required a very good diving save from Pickford to stay out an 18-yard effort from Lingard, after extra excellent build-up play from Pogba -- even supposing Lingard made no mistake when introduced with a equivalent opportunity moments later.
Lingard beauty gives Manchester United New Year cheer
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Reviewed by Kailash
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January 02, 2018
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