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Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford fired in penalties to give Manchester United a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday, their first Premier League victory in three games and one that will no doubt fan the embers of their top-four hopes.<\/p>\nBruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford fired in penalties to give Manchester United a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday, their first Premier League victory in three games and one that will no doubt fan the embers of their top-four hopes.<\/p>\n
Erik ten Hag\u2019s team remain sixth but with 47 points they crept closer to fourth-placed Aston Villa on 55 with a game in hand. Fifth-placed Tottenham, who host Villa on Sunday, have 50 points and two games in hand. Sean Dyche\u2019s Everton \u2014 winless in 11 straight league games \u2014 are 16th on 25 points, five points above the drop zone.Both penalties came courtesy of clumsy tackles in the box on Alejandro Garnacho and both were against the run of play, with Everton the dominant team for long stretches against a United midfield that repeatedly gave away the ball.\u201cWe have to win every single game,\u201d Garnacho told TNT Sports. \u201cThe manager wants me to go one V one, to shoot, to dribble. I won two penalties. It\u2019s important.\u201cIt\u2019s like a dream with my age. A full Old Trafford stadium chanting my name is incredible. I am very proud and happy,\u201d he said.Fernandes fired in the first from the spot in the 12th minute, and United\u2019s captain then handed the ball to Rashford to take the second in the 36th minute. Rashford stutter-stepped before sending keeper Jordan Pickford the wrong way.Fernandes became the club\u2019s all-time leading scorer from penalties with 29 conversions, ahead of former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy\u2019s 28.The Portuguese international almost had a second goal with a beautiful free kick in the first half that Pickford had to leap high to bat away.Garnacho almost had a goal of his own when Fernandes played him in in the second half, but the 19-year-old launched it just over the bar.Everton had 23 shots to United\u2019s 15 but squandered their chances with poor finishing touches, including a terrific late chance that saw Lewis Dobbin send a pass across goal that a sliding Dominic Calvert-Lewin was just a step too slow to connect with.Everton are now one defeat or draw away from tying their record for consecutive Premier League games without a win (12 in 1994).United were coming off successive league losses,\u00a0to Fulham and Manchester City,\u00a0that had ended an unbeaten run of four league games.\u201cWe lost the last two games, it\u2019s important to be there,\u201d Garnacho said. \u201cWe want to be in the Champions League next season so I am very happy (with this win).\u201dUnited were missing several key players including Rasmus Hojlund, who had scored in six consecutive games before suffering a muscle injury that has sidelined him since he netted two in United\u2019s 2-1 win at Luton Town on Feb. 18.Follow the
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Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford scored penalties to secure a 2-0 victory for Manchester United against Everton. This win was Manchester United’s first in three Premier League games, enhancing their prospects for a top-four finish. After this match, Manchester United remained sixth in the league with 47 points, closer to fourth-placed Aston Villa, who had 55 points. Everton, managed by Sean Dyche, stayed 16th with 25 points, winless in their last 11 league matches. The penalties were awarded for fouls on Alejandro Garnacho. Fernandes’ penalty made him Manchester United’s all-time leading scorer from the spot with 29 goals, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy’s 28. Despite Everton’s dominance in possession and having more shots, Manchester United capitalized on their opportunities to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[862,209,3,753,752,250,572,187,387,1155,348,421,991,618],"class_list":["post-3617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-age","tag-box","tag-cyprus","tag-everton","tag-fulham","tag-google","tag-injury","tag-international","tag-lost","tag-manchester-united","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-stadium","tag-top"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n