Manchester United vs Everton Live score: Everton look for an equaliser as United lead 1-0 in the second half

Manchester United vs Everton Live score: All eyes are on Wayne Rooney as he returns to Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Everton Live score: Antonio Valencia scored in the first four minutes to give the Red Devils a 1-0 lead in the first half over Everton. One can sense there is another goal, either an equaliser for Everton or a double for the Red Devils with 15 minutes remaining as both sides create chances. The main highlight of the Manchester United vs Everton clash is Wayne Rooney, who returns to Old Trafford for the first time this season while Romelu Lukaku, leading scorer for United this season, faces his former club for the first time. On the surface, it would be an easy outing for Manchester United as Everton have won just one out of four matches in the league and United have been extremely convincing. However for the Red Devils, a notable absentee is Paul Pogba who is out with an injury for the next few weeks. Everton was defeated by Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea after managing to draw against Manchester City 1-1. United, on the other hand, started the season brilliantly with three wins before a surprise draw against Stoke City last weekend.

Manchester United vs Everton Live score and updates

Manchester United vs Everton Line up

Manchester United XI: David De Gea (GK); Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Ashley Young; Nemanja Matic, Marouane Fellaini; Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marcus Rashford; Romelu Lukaku 

Substitutes – Romero, Darmian, Smalling, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard, Martial

Everton XI: Jordan Pickford (GK); Cuco Martina, Michael Keane, Ashley Williams, Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines; Morgan Schneiderlin, Idrissa ‘Gana’ Gueye, Tom Davis, Gylfi Sigurdsson; Wayne Rooney

Substitutes – Sandro, Mirallas, Klaasen, Besic, Stekelenberg, Calvert-Lewin, Holgate

MANAGERS SPEAK

Ronald Koeman: But after United we have four home games – Sunderland in the cup, Apollon Limassol in the Europa, Bournemouth and Burnley. It’s really important that we come through that period with a lot of wins. It’s a big miss that we don’t have Romelu Lukaku anymore but then everybody knows that.

Jose Mourinho: The number of appearances, the number of goals, the number of trophies. I think clearly he (Wayne Rooney) is one of the most important players in the history of Manchester United. I think the stadium will show him the respect he deserves, I hope, before and after the match, not during the match.