Everton noticed an injury-time penalty award controversially overturned following a VAR test after Bruno Fernandes impressed Manchester United’s comeback to attract 2-2 at Goodison Park.
The United skipper had scored a free-kick and seen one other set-piece result in Manuel Ugarte slamming in a late equaliser – nevertheless it regarded like Everton would have the prospect to retake the lead when referee Andy Madley pointed to the spot three minutes into stoppage time.
Ashley Younger had tumbled to the bottom after Matthijs de Ligt appeared to drag his shirt and Harry Maguire put a hand on him – however VAR Matt Donohue despatched the ref to the display screen.
The main focus of the pitchside test seemed to be on the contact by Maguire quite than the shirt pull and Madley determined to reverse his resolution.
“There may be slight contact, the slightest, however [Young] has put his ft collectively and the best way he fell down doesn’t match the contact – the proper name,” mentioned Mike Dean within the Soccer Saturday studio.
It capped an finally irritating afternoon for Everton, who had regarded nicely on track for a powerful victory on the break.
Beto, rejuvenated beneath former United boss Moyes, continued his unbelievable scoring streak by slamming in his fifth aim in 4 Premier League video games when United repeatedly didn’t clear a nook. He’d solely scored 4 in his earlier 44 top-flight video games.
That was the eleventh time United have conceded from a nook scenario within the league this season however such is their expanse of points proper now, they had been carved open in open play for the second, with Abdoulaye Doucoure – one other participant ignited by Moyes’ return to Goodison – ultimately out-jumping Harry Maguire to move within the rebound to Jack Harrison’s parried shot.
The pair virtually mixed on the stroke of half-time, with Noussair Mazraoui simply getting throughout to stop Doucoure’s cross reaching Beto.
There was nowhere close to the identical degree of menace on the different finish – United have scored simply as soon as within the first half of their earlier 17 matches. They did not handle a shot heading in the right direction within the opening 45 on Saturday. They did not handle a shot in any respect till the forty second minute.
Manuel Ugarte celebrates scoring Man Utd’s second aim in opposition to Everton
The second half introduced a lot of the identical, with Andre Onana having to avoid wasting nicely from Doucoure and United wanting quick on concepts. However Doucoure’s handball from a free-kick allowed Fernandes to take one other from a greater place and when he caught out Jordan Pickford the temper modified, with Ugarte’s leveller following quickly after.
Earlier than the late penalty drama, Beto and Fernandes went near successful it however these sides stay separated by only a level, with Everton in twelfth and United nonetheless down in fifteenth forward of the 3pm kick-offs.
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