Premier League: Solskjaer gets response as Manchester United beats Everton 3-1

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bought the response he demanded from his Manchester United gamers as Bruno Fernandes scored twice and Edinson Cavani netted late in a come-from-behind 3-1 win at Everton within the Premier League on Saturday.

The United supervisor acknowledged forward of the sport at Goodison Park that he was below stress after tame losses to Arsenal within the league and Istanbul Basaksehir within the Champions League during the last week, and Solskjaer noticed Everton take the lead within the 19th minute by means of Bernard.

However, United’s obvious tactic of overloading Everton’s proper aspect paid off with each of Fernandes’ first-half objectives coming from that flank.

The 25th-minute equalizer arrived when left again Luke Shaw had time and house to ship over a cross that was met with a header from Fernandes from 12 yards (meters), the Portugal playmaker’s normal scoring vary given he’s a frequent converter of penalties for United.

Fernandes then gave United the lead in barely fortuitous circumstances within the 32nd when he aimed a curling cross to Marcus Rashford within the middle of the penalty space, solely to see the ball evade his teammate’s head and drift into the web off the far put up.

Cavani, on as an 82nd-minute substitute, scored his first aim for United within the fifth minute of stoppage time following a counterattack led by Fernandes.

While United has but to win at residence within the league — the primary motive it got here into the sport in 15th place — the workforce has now gained all three of its away video games. Fernandes has scored in every of them.

Everton, in the meantime, has misplaced three straight video games after having began the marketing campaign with 4 wins in a row. All of the defeats have come whereas the workforce’s massive attacking risk down the left — Brazil ahead Richarlison — has been suspended due to a crimson card in opposition to Liverpool.

A significant factor behind the loss to United was Everton’s issues down its proper, with full again Seamus Coleman usually left on their own to deal with the raids down that wing by Rashford and Shaw, whereas Fernandes additionally popped up there on events.

The back-tracking of James Rodriguez, Everton’s right-sided attacker, left so much to be desired and it was solely when the Colombian got here right into a central space halfway by means of the second half that he actually had an impression.

United had a great shout for a penalty turned down within the second half when Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford dropped the ball from a free kick after which hacked on the knee of Harry Maguire as the middle again tried to show the unfastened ball into the web.

The incident revived recollections of Pickford’s problem on Virgil van Dijk final month which left the Liverpool defender with a critical knee harm that would hold him out for the remainder of the season. Maguire wasn’t harm, although, and no foul was given by the match officers.