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67 min: Maguire is penalised for a cynical foul on Beto, who had got the wrong side of him and was threatening to break upfield. I don’t think he’s been booked and if that’s the case, he’s got away with one on this occasion.
66 min: Oof! Abdoulaye Doucoure meets a cross into the Manchester United penalty area from the right on the half-volley and brings a smart save out of Andre Onana.
64 min: Oh my. Matthijs De Ligt needlessly puts the ball out for an Everton corner after overhitting a what should have been a very straightforward backpass to Andre Onana. That is dreadful. Nothing comes of the set-piece and the Dutchman goes unpunished for his lapse in concentration.
62 min: Jarrad Brantwaithe gets multiple pats on the head and back from assorted Everton fans after running into an advertising hoarding. He’d just picked out Jordan Pickford with a quite remarkable backwards recovery header from the near post, over the head of Hojlund and into the hands of his goalkeeper to prevent the ball going out for a corner.
59 min: Everton appear to have factored in United’s increased sense of urgency in this second half and have adjusted accordingly. They’re taking what little their visitors can throw at them in their stride. It’s really difficult to see where any United goals are going to come from and they need at least two to rescue anything from this match.
57 min: A Mykolenko cross from the left is overhit and the ball carries through to Young on the right. He sends the ball into the United penalty area and it’s only half-cleared towards Harrison. His shot from a couple of yards outside the box is blocked.
55 min: Maguire goes down in the Everton area while trying to get on the end of a delivery form deep. He claims Tarkowski was tugging on his shirt and demands a spot-kick but neither the ref nor VAR are having it.
53 min: Everton win a corner and now Young comes on after a wait of a few minutes on the touchline. Harrison sends the ball into the area but Beto is unable to get a flick on the ball at the near post. United break forward at speed but Everton get numbers back.
52 min: I jumped the gun – Lindstrom hasn’t actually been replaced by Young yet, but it’s a substitution waiting to happen.
52 min: United are playing with far more aggression and intent in this second half, presumably having got the mother of all rollockings from their manager at the break. They’ve yet to threaten Jordan Pickford’s goal, however.
50 min: Everton substitution: Ashley Young on for Jesper Lindstrom, who has picked up a knock.
49 min: United win a corner. Bruno Fernades’s inswinger counts for nothing as Diogo Dalot is penalised for shoving as it whistled towards the edge of the six-yard box.
48 min: A Dorgu cross into the Everton box from the left is hooked clear by Jack Harrison. United get the ball into the penalty area again and this time it’s Jake O’Brien who dispatches it upfield.
47 min: Everton corner. The delivery is long towards the far post where Jarrod Brantwaithe’s downward header forces a save from Onana.
46 min: Play resumes with Everton on the ball and their visitors in dire need of a reaction after a dreadful first half in which they were second best in pretty much every single department and metric you can think of. What’s worrying for United fans is that these sort of dismal performances are becoming the norm rather than the exception.
Nowhere to hide: Harry Maguire of Manchester United looks dejected. Photograph: Lewis Storey/Getty Images
An email: “I’m inclined to give Amorim a bit more leeway, even with the run of results,” writes Matt. “The bottom line is that there are deep issues at the club, and professionals don’t tend to play their hearts out for an unhappy workplace.
“Tactically, there’s more invention going forward despite not having many holding midfield options to attack through. Ten Hag’s obsession with “control” made it a dirty word in my lexicon, so I am still looking forward to seeing if he can win anything with kids after this year. No way around it though, this is pretty grim football.”
The players go off for the break and Everton are worth every bit of their two-goal lead. They’ve been vastly superior to United and truth be told, could and probably should be further ahead.
Beto scored their opener after United failed to clear a corner and Abdoulaye Doucoure doubled their lead with an opportunistic header after Andre Onana had saved from Jack Harrison but failed to clear the ball.
In stark contrast, United have offered little in the way of a threat up front and are staring down the barrel of yet another defeat under Ruben Amorim, who would not be human if he wasn’t pondering the wisdom – or lack thereof – of his life choices.
Everton at the double: Abdoulaye Doucoure (L) celebrates with Beto of Everton after scoring their 2nd goal. Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty Images
45+7: Doucoure gets a lucky break of the ball down the right and squares it towards Beto at the far post. Doucoure’s delivery nutmegs Maguire, but Mazraoui is on hand to intercept with an outstretched leg before the Everton striker can tap home. That’s good, desperate defending and now it’s half-time.
45+4 min: Gueye and Doucoure are playing wonderfully for Everton and have won three or four balls in midfield with strong challenges. on this occasion its Gueye who sends Fernandes sprawling with a strong and entirely legitimate block-tackle.
45+3 min: Jake O’Brien fouls Dorgu just outside the Everton penalty area after getting the wrong side of the United wing-back. The Irishman is booked, United have a free-kick on the left side of the area and Fernandes’ whipped delivery is cleared.
45+2 min: Cutting an extremely isolated figure up front for United, Hojlund receives a pass in the Everton box and holds the ball up until reinforcements arrive. Manchester United win a corner. The ball’s sent into the mixer, where Zirkzee heads it wide.
45 min: Looking incredibly comfortable on the ball and with United’s players chasing early afternoon shadows, Everton enjoy a period of sustained, hypnotic posssession before somebody in a Manchester United shirt finally puts the ball out for a throw-in. We’ll have six minutes of added time.
40 min: Lindstrom and Garner combine to great effect down the right flank and it’s the latter who squares for Beto. Instead of striking for goal first time, the Portuguese takes a touch, then another … then another before being crowded off the ball. Beto should have scored there, not least because he’s surfing what must be a tidal wave of confidence.
37 min: While it’s no great surprise that Everton are winning this game, it is a bit of a surprise that Manchester United have yet to muster anything resembling an attempt on the home side’s goal.
Ruben Amorim is presiding over a total shambles and the only solace he can take from this particular performance so far is that United’s best player has been his only signing for the club so far.
36 min: With Manchester United already on the ropes, we’ve had another break in play so Vitalii Mykolenko can gets treatment on an injury to his ankle after being on the receiving end of a kick from Ugarte.
Everton double their lead! Beto squares the ball for Jack Harrison, who jinks inside a defender. Onana saves superbly but can only palm the ball towards the sky. Having continued a run from deep, Abdoulaye Doucoure is on hand to jump, beat Maguire to the loose ball and nod it home from six or seven yards. That’s a terrific poacher’s goal.
Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure scores their second goal. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
Ruben Amorim knows that sinking feeling. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images
31 min: Idrissa Gueye wins the ball high up the field and sprays it wide for Lindstrom.
29 min: Dalot goes down injured after getting caught on the ankle by a slightly late Mykolenko nip. Weirdly, it’s Everton who win the free-kick so I must have missed an initial indiscretion by Dalot.
28 min: United attack down the left again, with Dorgu and Fernandes combining to good effect. The January signing from Lecce wins a corner for his side but nothing comes of it. He looks a decent player.
27 min: United are really struggling to cope with the balls being sent into their penalty area from both flanks and Beto is proving quite the handful for their back three.
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