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Premier League: Manchester United miss out on opportunity to go top after 1-1 draw vs Everton at Old Trafford

Premier League: Manchester United’s shaky phase continued as the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw by Rafael Benitez’s Everton on Saturday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men have won only one of their last 4 matches at home. Premier League: Spirited Everton hold Manchester United to 1-1 draw at Old Trafford (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSManchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton on SaturdayVAR ruled out what could have been Everton’s winning goal in the 2nd halfUnited have won only 1 of their last 4 matches at home in all competitionsManchester United’s shuttering run continued on Sunday as the Premier League giants were held to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford by a spirited Everton side on Saturday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men missed out on an opportunity to top the league table as the draw meant they stayed on the 2nd spot with 14 points, tied on points with Liverpool who have a game in hand.

Manchester United’s struggles at home continued as they have won only one of their last 4 games in all competitions at home. On the other hand, Everton have continued their fine run in the league under Rafael Benitez as the visitors remained at the 3rd spot with 14 points as well. This is Everton’s 2nd best start to a Premier League season.United, who began with Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba on the bench, took the lead two minutes before the break when Bruno Fernandes set up Martial and the Frenchman’s slightly deflected shot flashed past Jordan Pickford.14 – Everton have 14 points from their seven Premier League games this season; only in 2004-05 (16) have they had more after their opening seven matches in the competition, going on to achieve their best ever position in the table in the division that season (4th). Steam. pic.twitter.com/Jtp07G4ztm— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 2, 2021
But Everton caught United out on the break to draw level in the 65th minute — the impressive Demarai Gray working the ball to Abdoulaye Doucoure, who found Townsend to drill home a low shot.Everton’s goal ruled out by VARThe visitors looked to have grabbed a late winner when Tom Davies’ low ball was turned in by Yerry Mina, but United were handed a reprieve by a VAR review that judged the goal to be offside.There was a late chance for United’s Jadon Sancho, played in by a back-heel from substitute Ronaldo, but his shot was easily dealt with by Pickford.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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