Manchester U 0 Everton 1
David Moyes´s new boys took on David Moyes´s old boys at Old Trafford on the 4th of December 2013. Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, and Danny Welbeck came close to scoring for Manchester United against Everton, but they were all denied by the woodwork during the midweek encounter. Luis Nani, Adnan Januzaj, and Javier Hernandez replaced Rafael da Silva, Shinji Kagawa, and Danny Welbeck respectively in the second half, but none of the substitutes had a significant impact on the contest. The Toffeemen eventually had a late winner as a dangerous low cross from former Anderlecht, Chelsea, and West Bromwich Albion striker Romelu Lukaku was converted by versatile defender Bryan Oviedo with five minutes left on referee Martin Atkinson´s watch. Manchester United Team: David de Gea, Rafael da Silva, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Ryan Giggs, Antonio Valencia, Marouane Fellaini, Shinji Kagawa, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney. Substitutes: Jonathan Evans, Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley, Adnan Januzaj, Luis Nani, Javier Hernandez, Anders Lindegaard. Everton Team: Tim Howard, Sylvain Distin, Gareth Barry, Seamus Coleman, Phil Jagielka, Bryan Oviedo, Ross Barkley, James McCarthy, Steven Pienaar, Kevin Mirallas, Romelu Lukaku. Substitutes: Johnny Heitinga, John Stones, Leon Osman, Steven Naismith, Gerard Deulofeu, Nikica Jelavic, Joel Robles.
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Manchester United edged out Everton 1-0 in a Premier League fixture at Old Trafford on the 23rd of April 2011. United kept possession for much of the match, but could not find a way to score until the 86th minute when Mexican striker Javier Hernandez headed home a cross from Antonio Valencia.
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