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.
GOAL! Everton 1-2 Manchester United
44 min: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 700th club goal! Casemiro wins the ball in midfield from Iwobi and fires a pass into Ronaldo, and the rest was almost inevitable. The striker takes a couple of touches as he steadies himself before firing low past Jordan Pickford.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
42 min: Huge chance for Casemiro to score his first Premier League goal. He ghosts into the box and Rashford picks out the Brazilian with a floated cross to the near post, but somehow Casemiro misses the target with his header.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
41 min: Cristiano Ronaldo gets his first real sight of goal, shifting inside from the right on to his left foot, but his shot from outside the box is scuffed and tame, perhaps showing a little rust from not playing too much so far this season.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
37 min: Goal... but no goal. United break forwards and after a bit of pinball in the box, Bruno Fernandes fires a shot into the goal, but it’s brought back for an offside in the build-up against Ronaldo. It was avoidable if the striker had just let the ball run for Bruno in the first place, which clearly frustrated the passer Rashford, but there we are.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
35 min: United are the team applying the pressure as this first half rumbles on, but they are struggling to create anything clear-cut at present. Antony and Rashford have switched wings, without much effect.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
32 min: Bruno Fernandes tries an unnecessary Cryuff-turn in the box when he could have just crossed the ball with his left foot, and a grumpy Ronaldo flails his arms.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
29 min: Ronaldo, of course, is one goal away from 700 career goals. He spurned a few good chances to get to the landmark number in midweek – can he do it tonight? He has a little over an hour.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
27 min: Now then – Cristiano Ronaldo is stripping off his outer layers and tying up his laces. Anthony Martial could have picked up a knock, and it seems he can’t continue.
Everton 1-1 Manchester United
25 min: Mykolenko is hobbling a little after landing awkwardly on his left foot, but seems OK to continue for now.
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