Manchester United 4-0 Everton Player Ratings: Zirkzee and Rashford shine in Amorim’s first Premier League win

Manchester United wreaked havoc on Everton after producing a 4-0 win in the Premier League, with the Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim opening his account in the league. Coming off an encouraging victory against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, the Red Devils looked comfortable from the very beginning, breaking the deadlock in the 34th minute after Marcus Rashford’s strike was turned into his own net by Jarrad Branthwaite. The Toffees were further pegged back after yet another defensive lapse from Branthwaite leading to United’s second, with Joshua Zirkzee the scorer this time.

More misery awaited the Toffees in the second half, as the Red Devils punished the visitors’ defensive blunders with two more goals from Rashford and Zirkzee. After drawing the previous game against Ipswich Town, Amorim secured his first league win at Old Trafford, with his tactics enabling Man Utd to fire on all cylinders.

Manchester United Player Ratings vs Everton

Goalkeeper

Andre Onana: 6/10 – Hardly troubled by the Toffees and was at his best in terms of passing.

Defenders

Lisandro Martinez: 7/10 – Excelled as the wide centre-back in the back-three with his immaculate passing range and defensive work. Could have avoided his yellow which will see him miss the next game.

Matthijs de Ligt: 6/10 – Had a good performance as a sweeper, making a couple of vital clearances and quickly closing the space for Beto in a dangerous situation. His short passes were brilliant too, with an accuracy of 95%

Noussair Mazraoui: 7/10 – Another solid performance to fortify his status as an indispensable player for the Red Devils. His long balls and diagonal passes caused a lot of problems for the Toffees and he was defensively brilliant too.

Midfielders

Diogo Dalot: 7/10 – The Portuguese felt at home as a left wing-back, producing a stellar performance. His blistering runs down the flank caused a lot of problems for Ashley Young and his passing range was excellent too. Tracked back quickly to win the balls as well.

Casemiro: 6/10 – Looked vulnerable on a few occasions in the first half when Everton tried to hurt United in transitions, however, the Brazilian improved as the minutes progressed, thwarting Everton’s threats.

Kobbie Mainoo: 6/10 – Clinical with his passing and tidied up a few Everton attempts. However, he was a little sloppy to concede a yellow, which will keep him out of the next game

Amad Diallo: 7/10 – Miskewed a couple of good chances in the first half but came into his own in the second period. Set up the strikes of Rashford Zirkzee with his aggressive pressing and bursts of pace.

Bruno Fernandes: 71/0 – Provided two high-quality assists for Rashford and Zirkzee. Pressed aggressively to win the ball from Branthwaite before selflessly squaring the pass to Zirkzee

Attackers

Marcus Rashford: 8/10 – Thrived in this new Amorim’s set-up with an exceptional performance. Often caught Everton’s defence with his relentless pace and his finishing was also excellent for the two goals

Joshua Zirkzee: 8/10 – As usual, dropped to the midfield to aid the build-up with his brilliant hold-up play whilst disrupting the Toffees’ defence, Provided a pin-point through ball to Diallo and capped off an impressive display with two calm finishes.

Substitutes

Harry Maguire: N/A

Mason Mount: N/A

Luke Shaw: N/A

Alejandro Garnacho: N/A

Manuel Ugarte: N/A

Manager

Ruben Amorim: 8/10 – Amorim is off and running in the Premier League with a massive win in his first home game. Found huge success with his 3-4-2-1 system, which unlocked the potential of several players on the pitch.

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Everton Player Ratings vs Manchester United

Goalkeeper

Jordan Pickford: 4/10 – Was completely let down by his defenders for all the goals, though he did his best with some sweeping efforts

Defenders

Viktor Mykolenko: 4/10 – Should have done better to prevent Diallo from laying off his pass to Rashford for the third goal

Jarrad Branthwaite: 3/10 – Was Everton’s best defender until he lost his bearings for the two goals. Stuck his foot against Rashford’s strike to direct into his own net and was robbed of the possession in the lead-up to the second goal

James Tarkowski: 3/10 – Made a couple of interventions in the first half but gave up easily for the third goal. And took a leaf out of his defensive partner Branthwaite to commit a huge blunder for United’s fourth.

Ashley Young: 4/10 – Often found himself trailing behind hurtling Diallo and Rashford and was nutmegged by Bruno Fernandes

Midfielders

Idrissa Gana Gueye: 5/10 – Produced a few precise long balls but was caught off-guard by United in transitions

Abdoulaye Doucoure: 5/10 – Docoure couldn’t make any big difference when the Red Devils sliced through Everton’s heart.

Dwight McNeil: 5/10 – Created a big chance by providing a brilliant through ball to Beto

Attackers

Iliman Ndiaye: 6/10 – Proved to be a huge threat for United with his exceptional ball-carrying in the counter-attacks.

Jesper Lindstrom: 4/10 – His two free-kick attempts hit Utd’s wall.

Beto: 4/10 – Had only two shots in the game and the Red Devils defenders were quick to close him.

Substitutes

Nathan Patterson: N/A

Orel Mangala: N/A

Dominic Calvert-Lewin: N/A

Jack Harrison: N/A

Jake O’Brien: N/A

Manager

Sean Dyche: 3/10 – Dyche and his men were completely outclassed by Ruben Amorim’s ruthless direct style of play. A series of defensive lapses also hampered the Toffees.

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