Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton has backed Manchester United to beat Everton by the narrowest of margins of their upcoming Premier League encounter. In his BBC column, Sutton predicted a poor 2-1 victory for Erik ten Hag’s United.
Manchester United are clearly performing beneath their greatest stage this season, often dealing with good opponents and recording slender wins in video games the place many count on them to dominate. They welcome Everton to Outdated Trafford on Saturday (March 9), hoping to bounce again from final week’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester Metropolis and get their top-four bid again on observe.
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Forward of this weekend’s Premier League opener, Sutton mentioned he was not solely satisfied United had what it took to beat Everton. Nevertheless, he retained United’s knack for scoring slender wins, aiming to foretell a 2-1 win for the hosts at Outdated Trafford.
The previous Chelsea man wrote:
“Everton have been in horrible type for some time now, however I nonetheless cannot say I am utterly satisfied Manchester United will beat them. Sean Dyche’s aspect gave United a good sport at Goodison Park in November, regardless of a 3-0 defeat, and I feel the rating shall be so much nearer this time.
“I am actually tempted to go for a draw, however I simply know United will get one other win a method or one other, so I will go for that..”
He added:
“There have been plenty of individuals who credited them for hanging in there in opposition to Manchester Metropolis final Sunday, however I wasn’t impressed. There is no such thing as a disputing how good Marcus Rashford’s aim was to place United forward, however the match was a mismatch and they’re thus far behind Metropolis – the 2 groups are worlds aside.
“Whether or not or not United win this match will doubtless come down as to whether striker Rasmus Hojlund is match. If he comes again from harm, it would give him a focus in assault. With out him we noticed what occurred to United at Outdated Trafford final time after they misplaced to Fulham.”
Man Utd vs. Everton head-to-head report
Report twenty-time English champions Manchester United have totally dominated their matches with Everton through the years. The 2 groups have crossed paths 212 occasions in all competitions thus far, with United successful 94 occasions and dropping 71 occasions. A big 47 video games ended on all counts.
Of their final assembly in November, United recorded a convincing 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.