Manchester United progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 victory over Everton at Old Trafford, a seventh straight win in all competitions.
Antony put Erik ten Hag’s United ahead, before Conor Coady equalised for the visitors after a David de Gea howler and then inadvertently reopened the deficit with an own goal. Marcus Rashford wrapped things up from the penalty spot in stoppage time.
Everton came into this with Frank Lampard clinging to his job off the back of a dreadful hiding at the hands of Brighton and made the worst possible start. It was too easy for United as Antony poked home a third-minute breakthrough. James Tarkowski was weak in the tackle and Ben Godfrey did a poor job trying to push Rashford wide as he fired toward Antony at the far post.
Only moments later, Anthony Martial had the chance to double the lead when he narrowly missed the target. But while it looked like Everton were in for a pasting, it was 1-1 before 15 minutes were on the clock and a second goal of even more calamitous defending.
De Gea was the guilty party, having only just survived a scare when a Demarai Gray shot cannoned off the post and into his back but ricocheted out for a corner. For the equalising goal, he somehow allowed the ball to squirm through his legs as Neal Maupay attempted to hook it across goal at the second phase following a corner and Coady couldn’t believe his luck from a yard out.
The tempo was high and Martial soon had more chances, one well saved by Jordan Pickford after being played in at pace by Rashford, the other lacking conviction and blocked. Half an hour in, Pickford had to be alert to parry away a nasty shot from Rashford that bounced in front of him.
With Everton failing to muster any more efforts since the goal before the half-time whistle, United went close to restoring their lead once more when Christian Eriksen curled one narrowly over.
The visitors suffered a blow early in the second half when Alex Iwobi painfully rolled his ankle in a tackle and left the pitch on a stretcher, which was further compounded when United went back ahead through the own goal soon afterwards. Rashford against created it, turning Seamus Coleman inside out and driving the ball low into the box. Coady’s attempt to clear only put it in the net.
De Gea denied Everton a would-be second equaliser with an hour gone, showing why he is normally so good at saving with his legs by throwing out a foot to block a shot from Coleman. Not to be outdone,…
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