Manchester United will continue their quest for the top four this Saturday when they welcome relegation relegation-threatened Everton to Old Trafford.
Both sides are fighting at opposite ends of the table, with the hosts part of three teams fighting for third and fourth position, while the visitors are in a battle with nine other teams fighting to avoid relegation.
United come into this tie on the back of a massive 1-0 win over Brentford last time out. The win ended a run of three league games without a win (D1, L3) and took their season’s point tally to 53. That point toilet places them in fourth position, level on points with third-placed Newcastle United and three ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham, who have played one more game.
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They will hope to keep their feet firmly planted in the top four and will be happy that they will return to Old Trafford, where they have enjoyed much of their success this season. Erik ten Hag’s men have lost only one game at Old Trafford in the Premier League (W10, D3) and have conceded the fewest goals at home in the league.
So they will fancy their chances of winning this game against an Everton side that they have a remarkable 38 Premier League (PL) wins against.
Meanwhile, Sean Dyche’s side secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur last time. They won the point came despite playing most of the second half with ten men after Abdoulaye Doucoure was shown a straight red card for shoving Harry Kane.
The result extended Everton’s unbeaten run to four PL matches (W1, D3), pushing them to 16th position in the standings. Although they sit outside the relegation zone on goal difference alone ahead of the game week, there’s a new fighting spirit in this squad who have now found an equaliser immediately after falling behind to each of their last three goals conceded.
So, they will travel to Old Trafford in high spirits and confident of another strong performance. If they win here, manager Dyche will grab an impressive personal record of becoming the second-ever English manager to win away at Old Trafford in the PL with two different clubs.
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