Manchester United could not do better than a draw (2-2) on Saturday on Everton's lawn, on behalf of the 26th day of the Premier League. And again, the outcome could have been even worse for the Red Devils, who were led 2 to 0 to Goodison Park before tearing up a point and avoiding a third defeat immediately in the league.
Under the eyes of Sir Alex Ferguson, the Mancunians returned in the last 20 minutes of the meeting. It was first Captain Bruno Fernandes, on a direct free kick, which reduced the gap (2-1, 72nd), before a powerful half-volley from the left of Manuel Ugarte put the two teams to Equality (2-2, 80th). In the first period, Beto (1-0, 19th), then the old Rennais Abdoulaye doubled by the head (2-2, 33rd) had given the advantage to the Toffees.
MU made a fear in additional time, a penalty whistled against Matthijs de Ligt having been canceled after recourse to the Var. After this parity score, Manchester United remains 15th, three points ahead of the 16th, West Ham, and 13 points from the Top 5.