Tim Cahill levelled with a firm header and the Toffees looked to have earned a hard-fought point until Ronaldo's goal. Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty two minutes from time earned Manchester United a narrow win that saw them close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to a point. He enjoys playing United, too. And then seven minutes later, United were level after another corner when substitute Ronaldo rose highest to head goalwards and Neville put through his own net trying to clear off the line. Everton started the game brightly and it took a sharp reaction save from David de Gea to deny Richarlison early on. This was Manchester United's fifth consecutive away defeat across all competitions, their longest such run of losses since March 1981 under Dave Sexton (also five). The result was beyond doubt, and it took until the 85th minute for United to muster a shot on target. Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Brown, Heinze, Evra (Richardson 56), Solskjaer (Eagles 86), Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney, Smith (Ronaldo 63). Updated Premier League tableAnalysis: Reality is United are not good enough. Meanwhile, United welcome neighbours Manchester City to Old Trafford on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event, for a crucial game in the title race. Premier League. Goals: O’Shea 61, Neville 68 og, Rooney 79, Eagles 90. This is a period when a lot of games come close together and we don't expect it to be easy, so it's good to be up near the top of the table.". Last Updated: Sunday, 23 December 2007, 13:58 GMT. Manchester United: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Brown, Heinze, Evra, Solskjaer, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney, Smith. “Paul Scholes is class. Date published: Thursday 28th April 2016 11:00. Ronaldo had a great chance to add a fourth when clean through one-on-one but Turner did well to block the winger's shot with his arm. Referee Howard Webb awarded the spot-kick and Ronaldo made no mistake to keep United well in the title hunt. "But we played well today. Everton travel to Selhurst Park next Saturday to take on Crystal Palace in a 3pm kick-off. Gary Neville: "I'm furious, to be honest with you. Everton: Turner, Hibbert, Yobo, Stubbs, Lescott, Arteta, Neville, Carsley, Fernandes, Osman, Vaughan. Lucas Digne fired home a third (56) early in the second half, and Theo Walcott raced clear to complete the scoring in the 64th minute. The Goodison Park faithful was jubilant and they had more to cheer eight minutes later. United’s spirit is why they came back against Milan last Tuesday after being utterly outplayed for large swathes of the first half. Betsafe’s massive Boost Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City all to win. United became increasingly frustrated in their approach play, prompting Sir Alex Ferguson to replace Michael Carrick with Louis Saha. Fernandes took one touch to move the ball wide of Wes Brown and then rocketed a shot into the top corner from just outside the box. Ball's son Jimmy and daughters Mandy and Keely placed a wreath at one end of the ground and Everton players warmed up with jerseys bearing Ball's name and number. Everton were forced to replace keeper Tim Howard, who is on loan from United and therefore ineligible, with 23-year-old Turner. [1] In many other seasons this would have been good enough to clinch fourth place and Champions League qualification - indeed, Everton finished with more points than they had in 2004–05, when they had finished fourth - but, due to the good form of arch-rivals Liverpool, Everton were forced into fifth, consigning them to UEFA Cup football. That's 3 rounds & 3 changes to win Jeff's cash this Easter weekend, Everton 4-0 Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side suffer crushing defeat, Hamilton breaks F1 wins record to make history, Britain's Geoghegan Hart wins Giro d'Italia, FA threatens PL over 'lower quality' foreign signings, FREE LIVE STREAM: Bermuda World Tens series, Gary Neville admits he is angry and embarrassed at the ‘rancid’ performance that Manchester United’s players turned in in their heavy 4-0 defeat at Everton, Analysis: Reality is United are not good enough, Sky Sports pundits assess Man Utd's performance, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. Everton manager David Moyes was left to rue the lead his team blew. And the move of the match came just before half-time, with Giggs and Ronaldo exchanging passes on the edge of the box before the latter latched onto Giggs' clipped cross, firing a flamboyant scissors kick narrowly over the bar. "But, especially in the second half, our performance was full of desire and determination and there was only one team trying to win. Man Utd: Kuszczak, Simpson (O'Shea 46), Brown, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick (Saha 71), Anderson (Fletcher 86), Giggs, Rooney, Tevez.Subs Not Used: Heaton, Nani. Man Utd: De Gea (5), Lindelof (5), Jones (4), Smalling (5), Dalot (6), Matic (4), Fred (5), Pogba (5), Rashford (6), Martial (5), Lukaku (5). Substitutes: Kuszczak, Lee, Richardson, Eagles, Ronaldo. He’s one of those players who, regardless of the score, regardless of the occasion, always wants the ball. Fiorentina won 4–2 on penalties. Manchester United returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a comfortable victory over Everton. ", Graeme Souness: "That was a team in their armchairs - not a team trying to qualify for the Champions League. The Blues pressed for a second and found it after a rare United attack. Everton were forced to replace keeper Tim Howard, who is on loan from United and therefore ineligible, with 23-year-old Turner. After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten games left to play. Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Carsley, Cahill (Anichebe 85), Neville, Pienaar, Yakubu (Gravesen 76), Johnson.Subs Not Used: Wessels, McFadden, Nuno Valente. On 50 minutes, Manuel Fernandes smashed into the top corner to double their lead but John O'Shea halved it when he swept in after Iain Turner's error. Sir Alex Ferguson's depleted side started with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench after he suffered a knock in training, and Darren Fletcher was out of the squad completely. But Everton continued to battle and some of their aggressive tactics had United boss Ferguson raging on the touchline and flapping his arms in vain like a flightless bird. Goodison ParkAttendance: Attendance39,395. And Everton soon took the lead when Stubbs fizzed in a low free-kick from 30 yards and keeper Edwin van der Sar was beaten by a deflection off Carrick. In came Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Alan Smith. That performance today was rancid. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was outspoken in his criticism of United's display while Jamie Carragher described it as the worst he had seen from United during his time at Sky Sports. Goals: O'Shea 61, Neville 68 og, Rooney 79, Eagles 90. E-mail this to a friend Printable version Man Utd 2-1 Everton By Sam Lyon Cristiano Ronaldo, right, celebrates his excellent opener at Old Trafford . After a sluggish start, Everton climbed the table and stood fourth with ten games left to play. You're never going to come here and have it all your own way or dominate possession, but we defended well when we had to and shut them out. Everton were not without their own moments in the opposition half, not least when a Lescott break down the left had home keeper Tomasz Kuszczak sprawling, but it was largely a defensive effort again at the start of the second half. It had little impact, a firm Rooney drive that dipped onto the roof of the net one of very few decent efforts on goal. Report and highlights as Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Digne and Walcott on target in comprehensive win; watch all the goals in the blog. Unfortunately, Everton only won three of these ten games and finished the season in fifth, with 65 points. BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Man Utd's Ronaldo 8.05 (on 90 minutes). season was Everton's 16th season in the Premier League, and their 54th consecutive season in the top division of English football. In many other seasons this would have been good enough to clinch fourth place and Champions League qualification - indeed, Everton finished with more points than they had in 2004–05, when they had finished fourth - but, due to the good form of arch-rivals Liverpool, Everton were forced into fifth, consigning the… The ball was past the goalkeeper before he could move. Unfortunately, Everton only won three of these ten games and finished the season in fifth, with 65 points. Up front, James Vaughan replaced the … I said I’d speak to him in a couple of weeks when I’m over this, but they will be worthy champions.”. Memory Match: Everton v Manchester United, April 28, 2007 Date published: Thursday 28th April 2016 11:00 Manchester United produced a stunning fightback at Goodison Park to beat Everton … The result ended the Toffees' 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions. Att: 39,682, Wayne Rooney (left) scored United's third goal, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. However, it was United who settled first, despite the absence of key trio Edwin van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves through injury. Sigurdsson was involved again, sliding a through ball into the path of substitute Walcott with the United defence nowhere to be seen. Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 3.30pm due to a fire outside the ground. First, keeper Turner let the ball slip out of his grasp trying to pluck a routine corner out of the air and the ball landed at the feet of O'Shea, who swept the ball home. Subs Not Used: Wright, Naysmith. 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