Everton vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Ronaldo gets 700th club goal
United found a response following their humiliation at the hands of rivals City
Cristiano Ronaldo reached another landmark in his remarkable career when he scored his 700th club goal to put Manchester United in front against Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
The veteran forward, who has found minutes hard to come by under new United coach Erik ten Hag, was summoned off the bench in the first half at Goodison Park for the injured Anthony Martial, putting his team 2-1 in front 14 minutes after coming on.
It took him to the landmark of 700 strikes, 20 years and two days after his first goal for Sporting Lisbon as a scrawny teenager. He is now 10 club goals ahead of his once great rival Lionel Messi.
It was Ronaldo’s 144th goal for United across two spells at the club, added to five for Sporting, 450 for Real Madrid and 101 for Juventus, and United went on to clinch three points.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
63 min: Anthony Gordon crunches through the back of Bruno Fernandes and gets a booking for it. That’s his fifth yellow card of the season, and he will be suspended for one game as a result. Eriksen’s delivery from the free-kick almost finds Martinez but the defender misses the crucial touch by a few inches.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
61 min: Iwobi fires a volley across the box but none of his teammates can quite get anything on it and the ball bobbles all the way through for a goal-kick.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
58 min: For the second time tonight, an offside Ronaldo intercepts a ball destined for an onside Bruno Fernandes in a better position. We are getting to see the good and the bad of Ronaldo tonight.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
56 min: Everton are probing a little now, without creating anything too threatening, and it will surely only be a matter of a few minutes before Lampard brings on some extra options.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
52 min: Everton attempt to counterattack through Iwobi down the right wing, but Shaw recovers superbly to pinch the ball and get United moving forwards once more.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
50 min: Antony is clattered by Onana after some poor control by the young Everton midfielder, who is booked.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
48 min: Manchester United work another complicated corner routine similar to one they tried in the first half, passing the ball all the way around the area to the other side, but once again it comes to nothing much.
Kick-off! Everton 1-2 Manchester United
The second half is under way.
Half-time: Everton 1-2 Manchester United
Alex Iwobi’s early curling strike got Goodison jumping but it’s been almost all United since then, with Antony and then history-making substitute Cristiano Ronaldo giving the visitors the lead at the break.
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