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Strikers Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee both scored twice, helping Man Utd defeat visiting team Everton 4-0 in round 13 of the Premier League.
For the first time since August 2021, Man Utd have won by four goals in the Premier League. During Erik ten Hag's time, the "Red Devils" could not do this. But in just their second match under Ruben Amorim in the tournament, they broke the curse.
Rashford opened the scoring from a corner and added another early in the second half. Zirkzee also ended a nearly four-month drought with two easy goals. However, the best player of the match was midfielder Amad Diallo, who provided two assists and created several chances for the hosts.
This was Man Utd's sixth consecutive victory over Everton in all competitions, the Red Devils' favorite opponent of late. The away team's performance was so disappointing that Everton fans left midway through the second half. They also "gave" goals to the home team several times.
In the 34th minute, Bruno Fernandes took a left corner kick straight to the second line for Rashford to put a low touch into the far corner. In an attempt to stretch to clear the ball, center back Jarrad Branthwaite accidentally kicked the ball into his own net. However, if Branthwaite had not been there, the ball would have gone into the net, so the goal was counted for Rashford.
Branthwaite was linked with Man Utd in the summer of 2024, but Everton were determined not to reduce the $90 million price tag for the 22-year-old centre-back. However, the "Red Devils" may not have to regret this when the centre-back made consecutive mistakes at Old Trafford. In the 41st minute, he let Amad steal the ball dangerously, creating a four-three-two situation for the home team. Amad passed the ball to Fernandes to cross for Zirkzee to tap in, making the score 2-0.
Amad continued to shine in the opening minutes of the second half, with a pass from the right and a perfect pass for Rashford to break through the legs of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and shoot into the net. In the 64th minute, the Ivorian midfielder stole the ball from centre-back James Tarkowski and passed it across to Zirkzee, who shot low into the far corner to seal the victory.
The win lifted the hosts to ninth, their highest position since the first round, but the team was hit by a blemish when midfielders Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez picked up their fifth yellow cards of the season, meaning they will be suspended for the next game against Arsenal at the Emirates on 4 December.
TH (according to VnExpress)