Man United v Everton commentary and teams: Both eye Premier League top spot

talksport.com, 30 September 2021, 13:55

Manchester United will be looking to ease the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and head to the top of the Premier League table when they host Everton this weekend.

United had lost three in four in all competitions before their dramatic Champions League win over Villarreal on Wednesday night.

Now, they'll be looking to hit back in the league too and will go top with a victory in Saturday's early kick-off.

Everton, however, are only behind United on goal difference and have enjoyed a fine start to the season.

They saw off Norwich last time out and will be eager to pile the misery back on Solskjaer.

This fixture finished in a thrilling 3-3 draw last season and talkSPORT will be at the Theatre of Dreams to bring this clash live once again.

Man United v Everton: talkSPORT commentary

The Premier League clash is due to take place on Saturday, October 2 and will kick-off at 12:30pm.

Reshmin Chowdhury will be your host and commentary will come from Sam Matterface and former England winger Trevor Sinclair.

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Man United v Everton: Team news

Harry Maguire will miss out for Man United with a calf injury meaning Victor Lindelof will likely deputise.

Luke Shaw did not feature in the Champions League in midweek with a slight issue but should be fit to start this weekend.

Marcus Rashford is not ready to return yet while Amad Diallo is also still continuing rehabilitation from injury.

Everton have several issues to contend with ahead of their trip to Old Trafford.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison, Andre Gomes and Seamus Coleman are out.

Fabian Delph and Jean-Philippe Gbamin are also still sidelined.

Man United v Everton: What has been said?

Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure: "[We have had] a very good start, we have a massive game at the weekend and all the focus this week is on having a very good result at United.

"We did some good things against Norwich. It was a positive start to the game but for a while after our first goal they pushed us back.

"We worked well as a team and had a strong reaction after our second goal when we could have scored more.

"But the most important thing was to win.

"We feel very good and are happy with the number of points we have but it is only the beginning and we have to keep working to improve."

Man United v Everton: Match stats

Manchester United have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Everton (W6 D5), going down 4-0 at Goodison Park in April 2019.

Having won their first ever Premier League away game against Manchester United in August 1992, Everton have emerged victorious in just one of their subsequent 28 trips to Old Trafford (D7 L20).

Manchester United have conceded at least once in each of their last eight Premier League home games, with the Red Devils last having a longer run without a home clean sheet in the top-flight between September 1970 and February 1971 (10 games).

Each of Manchester United's last eight Premier League defeats have come in home games - it's the longest run of defeats without suffering an away loss in top-flight history.

Everton have conceded 10 goals in their last four Premier League away games, as many as they had in their previous 14 on the road. The Toffees lost 3-0 at Aston Villa in their last away league game, but haven't lost consecutive games away from Goodison Park since November 2020.

Everton manager Rafael Benítez has lost seven of his nine Premier League away games against Man Utd, winning the other two. His victories came with Liverpool in March 2009 (4-1) and Chelsea in May 2013 (1-0), and he could become the first ever manager to win a top-flight away match against the Red Devils with three different clubs.

If he plays, this will be Cristiano Ronaldo's 200th Premier League appearance (87 goals). He would be the 24th different player to reach this milestone with the Red Devils, at least eight more than any other side in the competition.

Andros Townsend has been involved in seven goals in eight games in all competitions this season (4 goals, 3 assists), more than any other Everton player. Townsend opened the scoring for Crystal Palace in their 3-1 league win against Manchester United at Old Trafford last season.

No player has created more chances in the Premier League this season than Man Utd's Bruno Fernandes (21), with 10 of these coming in the Red Devils' 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa last time out.

Man Utd's Paul Pogba has had more shots without scoring than any other player in the Premier League this season (15). However, the Frenchman has provided seven assists so far this term, more than double that of any other player.

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