Ruben Amorim’s time at Manchester United reached its lowest ever with Idrissa Gueye receiving a red card for hitting teammate Michael Keane in a 1-0 defeat to an Everton side who played 75 minutes with 10 men.
In unusual scenes at Old Trafford, Gueye got into an altercation with centre-back Keane early in the first half, with replays showing the midfielder raising his hand in the Everton defender’s face. Gueye apologized to his teammates at full time.
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Everton’s Idrissa Gay was given a red card for punching teammate Michael Keane against Man United.
United should have been in complete control of the game at that moment, but rather the opposite was true. Amorim’s side looked like a 10-man team but deservedly took the lead thanks to Keenan Dewsbury-Hall’s incredible shot from distance.
The midfielder’s solo run to the edge of the box before he fired a shot past the outstretched gloves of Senne Lamence and into the net raises further questions about United’s goalkeeping this season.
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Keenan Dewsbury-Hall puts Everton’s 10-man ahead in the Premier League match against Man United at Old Trafford
United failed to make the most of their extra players in the first half and were booed by their players after Jordan Pickford easily saved Bruno Fernandes’ 30-yard shot, which was their best chance.
United, without Benjamin Sesco and Matheus Cunha through injury, started the second half in similar fashion. Half-time substitute Mason Mount created two chances and Brian Mbeumo’s shot was saved by Pickford.
Sky Sports’ Gary Neville was quickly becoming frustrated on his co-commentary as United continued to struggle and Amorim refused to move away from their 3-4-2-1 formation.
“Why are there five people behind me?” said Neville. “They haven’t won the first or second pitch yet. It’s embarrassing.
“The sub-team has pushed him into a dead end. First of all, there is a lack of agility and flexibility, not only from the coaches but also from the players.”
United almost found their breakthrough when Joshua Zirkzee, making his first start against United in 225 days, forced Pickford into two incredible saves before heading Koby Mainu’s cross wide.
More boos rang out at full-time as former United manager David Moyes picked up his first win as a visiting manager at Old Trafford. For Amorim, this is a significant low.
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Jordan Pickford saves Joshua Zirkzee’s header to deny Manchester United an equalizer against Everton at Old Trafford in the Premier League
Dewsbury Hall: Gay has apologized
Everton midfielder Keiynan Dewsbury-Hall told Sky Sports:
“A rollercoaster game. I’m going to sleep well tonight, tell me that. The players are really happy and I’m really pleased with how hard they worked. Great performance, gritting our teeth and scoring goals and keeping that spirit. I’m very happy to get the three points.”
“We had a very good start. The situation happened, it was a crazy moment and it could have been avoided. But what I can say is that Idrissa apologized to us full-time, gave his opinion and that is all he can do. We will move on from there. The response from us was incredible. Top class. We could have collapsed, but instead it made us grow.”
As for Moyes’ half-time remarks, he said: “He just said, it’s over. We’ll deal with that another time.”
“It was important to stick to the plan we had. He made sure we did the right thing and continued what we were doing. We can’t change that now, but we continued to do that in the second half.”
