Everton visit Old Trafford on Sunday for a mouth watering Premier League clash against Manchester United.
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The Reds so far
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The in-form Manchester United have made the best start to the Premier League season since Ferguson.
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United top the table with 10 points in 4 matches scoring 12 goals and conceding only twice. The Red Devils are barely ahead on goal difference from their city rivals Manchester City before Saturday’s match.
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Jose Mourinho’s boys are high on confidence having beaten FC Basel in their previous Champions League clash with a 3-0 scoreline.
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The Reds will be keen to bounce back to winning ways in the Premier League after Stoke City broke their 100% start to the season.
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Everton’s start to the season
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Everton started their campaign as early as July for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
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The Blues beat Slovakian side MFK Ruzomberok and Hajduk Split of Croatia to advance to the group stages of the Europa League.
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The Toffees kicked off their Group E campaign away at Atlanta where they faced a 3-0 defeat.
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Everton made a poor start to the season having gained 4 points in as many games hanging at 16th position of the League table.
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Everton suffered three consecutive losses in the previous matches against Chelsea, Tottenham and Atlanta, this being the first time for the Blues under Ronald Koeman.
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Ronald Koeman would be hoping to turn the table at Old Trafford and return to winning ways.
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News Update
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Manchester United:
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Paul Pogba’s hamstring injury rules him out of the match against the Merseyside Blues.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rojo still recover from their injury while Luke Shaw is ready to play having recovered from his ligament injury.
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Phil Jones and Eric Baily are available for selection having served the UEFA ban against the Swiss Champions FC Basel.
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Everton:
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Ross Barkley, Ramiro Funes Mori, Yannick Bolasie and Seamus Coleman look to remain absent for their trip to Old Trafford.
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However, ex-Reds Morgan Schneiderlin and Wayne Rooney may appear against their former club.
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Familiar faces
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A number of players from both the teams will take on their former clubs in the Sunday clash between United and Everton.
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Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku have swapped their teams this summer and will be facing their former employers and colleagues.
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Lukaku’s Belgian compatriot Marouane Fellaini will face his former club Everton after joining Manchester United in 2013.
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While Morgan Schneiderlin will appear against United having played for them before joining the Blues.
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Past Clashes
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Manchester United have a mixed all-time record against Everton having won 85 matches, drawn 44 and lost 66 matches in total of 195 matches since 1892.
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However, Manchester United have lost only a single match in the last six games against Everton.
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Moreover, Everton have beaten the Devils only twice at the Old Trafford in the Premier League era.
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Match Referee
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Andre Marriner will be officiating over the match between Everton and the Reds.
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The 46-year old FIFA official will oversee his 4th Premier League match in this season.
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The man from West Midlands will be assisted by Simon Beck and Andy Halliday, with Jon Moss on fourth official duties.
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Marriner handled five United games in the 2016/17 season including the EFL Cup win over Southampton.
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The stastistical record between Mourinho and Koeman stands at 5 matches with the Portuguese won none of the matches.
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This could be the perfect time for Mourinho and his men to get back on track in the English top-flight.
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Our newly acquired striker is in good form having scored 4 goals in 4 matches so far in the 2017/18 season.
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Fans would be hoping hot-form players such as Rashford and Mkhitaryan again give a confident and stellar performance at Old Trafford against the Merseyside.
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Though being a Red fan, I would still like to see Wayne Rooney perform well in the match.
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