Martial only lasted 30 minutes after pulling up with a hip injury in the warm-up and his departure paved the way for Ronaldo to make his entrance. On his first Premier League start since arriving for £60 million ($67 million) from Real Madrid, Casemiro was culpable for the opening goal as he was robbed in possession by Amadou Onana and the ball eventually broke for Iwobi to curl into the top corner from outside the box.Įverton came into the game with the best defensive record in the league, but were quickly undone as United levelled within 10 minutes.Īntony became the first United player to score in his first three Premier League games with a cool finish from Martial's pass. The Red Devils were seeking a response to being thrashed 6-3 by Manchester City last weekend but got off to the worst possible start. Victory takes Ten Hag's men up to fifth and within nine points of leaders Arsenal with a game in hand. Ronaldo took his chance just before half-time to give United a deserved three points from an error-strewn game by both sides. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was again left on the bench by Erik ten Hag but was handed an early introduction by an injury to Anthony Martial.īy that stage it was already 1-1 as Antony cancelled out Alex Iwobi's opener for Everton. Cristiano Ronaldo struck the 700th club goal of his career as Manchester United came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park on Sunday.
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