Manchester United and Everton will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they do battle at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.
The two teams meet for the first time since November last year when the Red Devils secured a 3-0 victory at Goodison Park, where Alejandro Garnacho scored arguably the goal of the season with a spectacular overhead kick.
Man United were showing signs of progress in February following a promising four-game winning run in the Premier League, but they have since been brought back down to earth after losing consecutive top-flight matches against Fulham and Manchester City.
Man United’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread as they currently sit 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth and six points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fifth. Nevertheless, Ten Hag and co will look to close in on both Villa and Spurs – who face off on Sunday – with a much-needed victory over Everton on Saturday.
Man United and Everton are under pressure for different reasons to pick up precious points from now until the end of the season, and while both teams will fancy their chances of claiming a positive result on Saturday, the Red Devils will be regarded as favourites to come out on top.
The onus will be on the hosts, potentially boosted by the return of Hojlund, to take the game to Everton in front of a fired-up Old Trafford crowd, and we believe that they will ultimately find a way to breach what has recently become a leaky Toffees backline to claim a slender victory.
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