FIRST HALF – REDS DOMINATE BUT IT’S DEADLOCK
With three video games to return in six days, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer promised modifications to his facet and he made 9 from the XI that began the 6-2 win over Leeds, with Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire the one participant retained. Carlo Ancelotti, in the meantime, made three alterations to the Toffees crew that beat Arsenal 2-1, with the principle one in every of curiosity happening in objective, as Robin Olsen got here in for Jordan Pickford.
United picked up the place we left off in opposition to Leeds and began brightly. Transferring the ball shortly and with precision, the Reds opened up the Toffees’ defence with ease at occasions. The one factor we have been missing was a end.
On seven minutes, Paul Pogba brilliantly backheeled to Donny van de Beek within the field, however his effort was effectively blocked from shut vary. The vigorous Cavani virtually scored from the ensuing nook, though an offside flag was later raised. Olsen breathed a sigh of reduction quickly after when Cavani simply didn’t nick the ball off him after closing down a clearance, earlier than the Everton stopper blocked one other effort from the Uruguayan minutes later.
A wonderful transfer from the Reds on 16 minutes led to Alex Telles crossing from the left, however Cavani was denied – twice – on the again publish. It was Mason Greenwood’s flip to go shut subsequent, this time with a low glancing header which flicked off the skin of the far publish as Olsen stood watching. Pogba then headed straight at Olsen as United continued to totally dominate the opening half an hour of the match.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin registered the hosts’ first effort on the right track when he headed straight into the arms of Dean Henderson on 35 minutes, and, two minutes later, our no.26 beautifully tipped away a Gylfi Sigurdsson free-kick.
The Reds ended the primary interval again within the ascendancy with Fernandes testing Olsen with a free-kick, but it surely remained goalless on the break.