If Manchester United were looking for a response against Everton after their demoralising derby defeat by Manchester City, they did not get it. But they did pick up a 2-0 win and three points, largely due to the brilliance of Alejandro Garnacho.
After Everton had squandered a handful of clear chances to take the lead, Garnacho weaved his magic, drawing a foul from visiting captain James Tarkowski. Bruno Fernandes beat Jordan Pickford from the spot to score his first goal in two months and his first in the league in four.
Rather than build on the momentum, United continued to let Everton play their way through them and they were grateful to Andre Onana for making a series of big saves and to his namesake Amadou for blasting over the bar. Garnacho then won another penalty after his feet were too fast for Ben Godfrey but rather than score a second penalty, Fernandes gave the ball to Marcus Rashford, who also showed composure from the spot.
Garnacho should have scored himself after the break after a fine pass from Fernandes but they finished the game defending their advantage, benefitting from yet more wayward shooting from their guests.
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