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.
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
63 mins: Strange defending from Liverpool as Thiago and then Van Dijk and then Tsimikas all miss a cross from Tomiyasu. They get away with it as the ball then brushes Saka’s arm before he can control it.
Liverpool are level but they’re back to being shaky. They have not grown from the goal as they did in the first half.
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
60 mins: Gomez leans into Martinelli and sends him flying as they contest a ball on the touchline. The home fans don’t like that, while Jesus is back and continuing for Arsenal.
The ball then sits up nicely for Xhaka after a lovely flick inside the box but the rather optimistic volley goes over.
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
57 mins: Big concern for Arsenal - Jesus is down and there are a lot of worried faces on both sides.
Odegaard was already down from the previous move and then Jesus and Tsimikas seemed to collide as they tried to avoid Odegaard. The left elbow from Tsimikas seems to swing into Jesus’s face. The Brazilian is sitting up and VAR is not checking it for foul play - it seemed accidental from the defender, and there’s a hug between them.
Jesus will need to be checked for a head injury.
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
56 mins: There are more goals to come here, that’s for certain. Arsenal win a succession of corners down the right as White overlaps but Matip put the cross behind. Liverpool clear but Saka wriggles away from Jota and wins the foul on the right.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool (FIRMINO 53’)
WOW! Just as you think this game is going in one direction, it switches to another!
It’s a stunning finish from Firmino and Liverpool are level once more. They cut Arsenal open through Jota and the reverse ball catches out Gabriel and Saliba. Firmino, on the angle and on his weaker foot, is left with a lot to do but the shot is placed beyond Ramsdale and off the far post!
What a game!
Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
51 mins: Liverpool look shaky. A ball forward to Jesus causes panic before Alisson shanks a clearance.
Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
49 mins: Chance! Rinse and repeat. Martinelli is in frightening form and beats Matip to the ball before finding Odegaard, who is in space in the middle. The shot is straight down Alisson’s throat from outside of the box.
Liverpool are here for the taking at the start of this half and Arsenal look up for it.
Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
47 mins: CHANCE! It could quite easily be 3-1 Arsenal. Martinelli torches Gomez with the run down the left, before squaring. The ball gets stuck beneath Matip and Van Dijk has to block Jesus’s shot. Liverpool then scramble clear.
HALF TIME: Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
Liverpool are making a change at the break. Alexander-Arnold is off... He is replaced by Joe Gomez at right back.
He played on through an ankle injury, so is it performance related?
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