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Manchester United vs Everton. Premier League.

Old TraffordAttendance75,042.

Manchester United 4

  • A Valencia (4th minute)
  • H Mkhitaryan (83rd minute)
  • R Lukaku (89th minute)
  • A Martial (92nd minute pen)

Everton 0

    Manchester United 4-0 Everton: Wayne Rooney frustrated as United march on

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    Man Utd 4-0 Everton

    Manchester United made it a frustrating homecoming for Wayne Rooney as they thrashed Everton 4-0 at Old Trafford on Super Sunday.

    United's all-time leading scorer watched his former team-mates take an early lead thanks to a fantastic strike from Antonio Valencia with just four minutes on the clock before late goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Romelu Lukaku, who was scoring against his former club, and Anthony Martial put further gloss on the victory.

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    Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku cupped his ears to the Everton fans after scoring but claimed it was just banter

    Despite chances at either end, including a good one for Rooney, Everton couldn't live up to United's ruthlessness, as the hosts moved level on points at the top of the table with rivals Manchester City.

    The result leaves Everton with just four points after their first five Premier League games, although their tricky fixture list, which has seen them take on United, City, Chelsea and Tottenham, is behind them now.

    Player Ratings

    Manchester United: De Gea (8), Valencia (8), Bailly (7), Jones (7), Young (7), Matic (7), Fellaini (6), Mata (7), Mkhitaryan (7), Rashford (5), Lukaku (7)

    Subs: Martial (7), Herrera (6), Lingard (6)

    Everton: Pickford (5), Keane (6), Jagielka (6), Williams (6), Martina (6), Schneiderlin (7), Davies (6), Gueye (7), Baines (6), Sigurdsson (7), Rooney (7).

    Subs: Sandro (6), Calvert-Lewin (6), Mirallas (6)

    Man of the match: Antonio Valencia

    Everton set out with a view to containing the confident hosts - but their resistance was broken inside four minutes by a sensational strike by Valencia.

    Antonio Valencia of Manchester United celebrates scoring his side's first goal with Phil Jones during the Premier League match v Everton
    Image: Antonio Valencia of Manchester United celebrates scoring his side's first goal

    Nemanja Matic whipped the ball across to the United full-back, who decided to hit an outrageous first-time effort from 22 yards which pinged like a rocket into the top corner.

    Rooney spent most of the first half-hour being crowded out of the game but he did wriggle free to turn a Cuco Martina cross a few yards wide before Lukaku missed a glorious chance when one-on-one with Jordan Pickford.

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    Jose Mourinho made five changes to the side that beat Basel 3-0 in the Champions League in midweek. Marouane Fellaini replaced the injured Paul Pogba, while Marcus Rashford, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly and Phil Jones all returned. It’s was also five changes for Everton from the midweek defeat. Jordan Pickford returned in goal in place of Maarten Stekelenburg, while Cuco Martina, Ashley Williams, Idrissa Gueye and Tom Davies also were handed starts.

    Rooney's golden chance came just after the break when his tenacity inside the box left him with a very presentable opportunity from 12 yards out - but his former team-mate David de Gea was there to rescue the hosts.

    In a much more even second period, United slipped deeper as Everton grew in confidence although Juan Mata did fire a 20-yard free-kick against the post just before the hour mark and Matic fired a daisy-cutter just wide on 75 minutes.

    Rooney was replaced to a standing ovation with eight minutes remaining and United took advantage of Everton's gung-ho approach, firing home three late goals. Mkhitaryan was sent through by Lukaku before finishing across Pickford before the former Everton man poked home from close range minutes later. There was still time for substitute Martial to plant a penalty home after Morgan Schneiderlin had handled.

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    • This was Everton's heaviest league defeat at Old Trafford since losing 5-1 in December 1999 under Walter Smith.
    • The Toffees are winless in their last 11 away Premier League games (D5 L6), their worst run since May 2004 (also 11 without a win).
    • Lukaku has scored five goals in his first five Premier League appearances for Manchester United, a record matched only by Louis Saha and Robin van Persie.
    • Rooney has faced 38 different opponents in the Premier League - Manchester United are the only side he's never won against (P5 W0 D0 L5).

    The pundit - Gary Neville

    Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Matic, Manchester United v Everton, Premier League
    Image: Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Matic battle for the ball

    "It wasn't a good performance. There's a bit of a pattern building though, in terms of getting in front, being patient, waiting and sometimes even retreating with a couple defensive substitutions.

    "I think Jose is renowned for being a patient coach, his team look like they have the maturity to handle it. He'll be a little bit concerned about the goals he conceded at Stoke last week and some of the chances he conceded today. Because United haven't played what I'd call the best teams in the league yet."

    Manager reaction

    Jose Mourinho: "I didn't think for one single second about Manchester City - I thought about Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, they didn't win their matches. It was a chance for us to get two points, like they got last week when we drew against Stoke. I was thinking about them and not City, who won their game and did their job."

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    United boss Jose Mourinho was impressed with his side's performance, labelling the first 30 minutes their best of the season

    Ronald Koeman: "Today we deserved more than we got. We made a big mistake by Ashley Williams at 1-0 and after that it was over. From what I saw today from the team it made me happy. More happy than Thursday (at Atalanta). It wasn't about ambition, it was about confidence. I tried to shout to them, especially the full-backs, to take a higher position but that's in the head of players after a tough period."

    Man of the match - Antonio Valencia

    Gary Neville: "He's been absolutely outstanding for the last 18 months, two years. I had doubts as to whether it could last in the long-term with him, I thought it was more of a stop gap until they signed a right-back. But he's the real thing.

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    Everton boss Ronald Koeman felt that his side played better than the scoreline suggested

    "He is a top right-back now; he's strong, quick, supports the attack, and doesn't make any mistakes. United don't need to sign a right-back. To think they signed Matteo Darmian as the right-back, Valencia is head and shoulders above him."

    What's next?

    United host Burton Albion in the third round of Carabao Cup next on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Football, before a trip to Southampton next Saturday.

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    Koeman will be hoping Goodison Park can trigger a change of form for the Toffees as their next four fixtures are all there, starting with Sunderland in the Carabao Cup. They then face Bournemouth in the Premier League, a European tie against Apollon Limassol and then back in the league against Burnley.

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