Manchester United vs Everton LIVE!
Ruben Amorim today looks for his first Premier League win as Red Devils manager, having broken his duck at the Theatre of Dreams by beating Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League earlier this week. His top-flight bow last weekend with a frustrating 1-1 draw at Ipswich.
It has been an entertaining first two games of the Amorim era, with both featuring goals from United inside the opening two minutes. Ramus Hojlund hit a double last time out but it remains to be seen if he will get the nod again after playing the full 90 minutes on Thursday night. Marcus Rashford came off the bench and could start this afternoon.
For Everton, Sean Dyche will have been frustrated at being held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Brentford last weekend, which extended their goalless run to three games heading into a busy December. Goals may be at a premium this afternoon. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.
Manchester United vs Everton latest updates
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Kick-off time: 1.30pm GMT, Old Trafford
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Why isn’t the game on UK TV?
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Man Utd team news: Rashford pushing to start
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Everton team news: Injuries mounting
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Score prediction
Manchester United team news
11:12 , Alex Young
Ruben Amorim will rotate again this afternoon.
The head coach made six alterations for Thursday’s Europa League win against Bodo/Glimt, which defenders Jonny Evans, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Leny Yoro were absent for.
Luke Shaw has finally recovered from a calf injury to make his first club appearances since February off the bench, both times coming into the back three rather than as one of the wing-backs.
He could earn a start there this weekend if Amorim wants to change one of his centre-backs, or alternatively he could yet put Shaw at wing-back to replace Amad Diallo and shift Diogo Dalot over to the right after playing Tyrell Malacia and Antony on Thursday.
Captain Bruno Fernandes played in a deeper role for United in the Europa League after he operated as one of two No10s against Ipswich, and it will be intriguing to see how many times that is repeated moving forward.
We expect him here to move back forward alongside the in-form Alejandro Garnacho, with Marcus Rashford likely having done enough to keep his starting spot after netting the first goal of the Amorim reign within 81 seconds at Portman Road last weekend.
Amorim said after the Ipswich game that using Rashford as a lone striker was not his long-term plan and Rasmus Hojlund impressed on Thursday.
Why isn’t Manchester United vs Everton on TV in UK today?
11:07 , Alex Young
The game was originally scheduled for a 3pm GMT kick-off time on Saturday 30 November but was pushed back due to Man Utd’s European commitments on Thursday night.
As such, it cannot be shown live in the UK, given it was originally meant to take place during the 3pm blackout imposed across English football on Saturday afternoons.
Match of the Day 2 will broadcast highlights when it airs at 10.30pm on BBC One on Sunday.
Welcome
11:00 , Alex Young
Good morning and welcome to the London Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Everton.
It is a first league game at Old Trafford for new manager Ruben Amorim, who broke his duck in the job with a victory over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday.
Kick-off is at 1.30pm. Stick with us.
