Royal Blue Mersey - Everton at Manchester United: Premier League Matchday 31It's a grand old team to supporthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52544/royal_fav.png2017-04-06T18:51:01+01:00http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/rss/stream/149330512017-04-06T18:51:01+01:002017-04-06T18:51:01+01:00Everton at Manchester United: Tactical Analysis
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<p>Everton came close to a huge victory, but had to settle for a draw after a rough final half hour</p> <p id="xXToPm">Say it with me: <em>“A point at Old Trafford is a good result.” </em></p>
<p id="lsO1Tq">We all (myself included) need reminding of this fact, because with the heartbreaking nature of the match’s end and the ludicrous spat between <span>Ashley Williams</span> and <span>Romelu Lukaku</span>, it’s very easy to lose sight of the big picture. The Toffees have been dreadful on the road against top-six sides, and got a point Tuesday — that’s progress.</p>
<p id="52SZyW">That said, conceding so late after such a massive effort is obviously disappointing, and it’s worth digging into how the Toffees kept <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> at bay for so long, as well as what went wrong to finally break <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/">Everton</a>’s defensive dam. Let’s start by taking a look at the lineup <span>Ronald Koeman</span> selected.</p>
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<p id="HE7wig">The Toffees reverted to the more familiar 4-3-3, after a disastrous experiment with a 5-3-2 at Anfield over the weekend. <span>Ross Barkley</span> returned to a role on the right wing, with <span>Kevin Mirallas</span> getting the start on the left over Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ademola Lookman.</p>
<p id="i0I1sh">Mercifully, Koeman re-inserted <span>Gareth Barry</span> into the lineup with <span>Morgan Schneiderlin</span> still out, sticking him in behind Idrissa Gueye and Tom Davies. Mason Holgate took Seamus Coleman’s spot at right-back, with the rest of the back four as you’d expect.</p>
<p id="XQnIDu">As you might expect given the venue, injuries to key players, and quality of the opposition, the Toffees came out with a somewhat defensive-minded gameplan, but in a wiser way than we saw against <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a>. </p>
<p id="1r7nlj">In the Merseyside Derby, Koeman elected to go with five at the back, but with a central midfield trio that didn’t include Barry — and the <a href="http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/2/15153096/everton-liverpool-merseyside-derby-tactical-analysis-ronald-koeman-jurgen-klopp-idrissa-gueye">Toffees were punished for their poor midfield play</a> both in attack and defense. With the move back to a 4-3-3 and the re-introduction of Barry, Everton remained defensive, but with the following improvements.</p>
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<li id="bvwmur">The players on the back line were in substantially more comfortable positions. <span>Phil Jagielka</span> returned to a regular center-back’s role after being forced to play on the left of a back three at Anfield, and Holgate was allowed a more natural right-back position, rather than the offensive-minded wing-back position required of him on Saturday.</li>
<li id="Gp0Ct5">Barry sat in front of the back four, providing a final layer of protection that also freed Davies and Gueye to be a little more aggressive in pursuing the ball. While United had the better of possession, Jose Mourinho’s side couldn’t do much with it for long stretches of the match. </li>
<li id="CdZkNG">Barry’s inclusion also increased Everton’s ability to maintain possession for short spells. As I said, United had the better of possession overall, but Barry’s vision, passing, and calming influence allowed for occasional breaks in that pressure through spells of possession in the middle and attacking third. In fact, Everton had nearly 80% possession in the five minutes before Jagielka scored — and it’s no coincidence that Barry made an inch-perfect pass to create the chance that led to the goal-creating corner.</li>
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<p id="EiuCGE">It may seem counter-intuitive, but the switch to a three-man front line also contributed to Everton’s long periods of defensive success in this match. In defense, Mirallas and Barkley tended to drop pretty deep, turning the 4-3-3 into more of a 4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1, that looked like the following.</p>
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<p id="Yh8qGd">With Barkley and Mirallas joining the midfield, Everton had essentially two blocks of four in front of Joel, which allowed the Toffees to uniformly apply pressure to United around 40 yards from goal without generating defensive weaknesses.</p>
<p id="WCqI5j">Against United, there is a big, pony-tailed, Swedish reason this is key — Zlatan Ibrahimovic. If you allow United to play crosses or aerial diagonal balls into Ibrahimovic, he’s going to eventually make you pay for it, so applying pressure far enough from your goal to prevent those passes from easily coming in is crucial. </p>
<p id="64M0l1">Up to this point, everything we’ve looked at could form a perfect checklist for winning away to a top-six side:</p>
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<li id="jo2Owb">Defensive stability? Check. </li>
<li id="WRAttz">Spells of possession to relieve defensive pressure? Thanks for that, Gaz.</li>
<li id="s8B4K3">Utilization of experienced players? Again, thanks Gaz —- and Jags and Ash.</li>
<li id="7sxjW9">Score a goal on a set piece? One of the miraculous variety, even!</li>
<li id="1t8vJF">Execute a plan to limit the opponent’s best player? Ibra’s ponytail is stupid anyway! (Please don’t tell him I said that)</li>
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<p id="FSj0JW">So, if for large chunks of the match, Everton did the things a club in its position needs to do to win at Old Trafford, what went wrong? </p>
<aside id="Ok8eWm"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Jagielka scores odd goal, Everton lead United!","url":"http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15182466/jagielka-scores-odd-goal-everton-lead-united"},{"title":"Everton at Manchester United: Three Thoughts","url":"http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/5/15154904/everton-still-to-get-over-top-six-away-stigma-koeman-youth-policy-defensive-issues"}]}'></div></aside><p id="vyI27b">In the second half, the Toffees made two absolutely crushing errors that a team simply cannot make in order to win away to a bigger club — Everton failed to convert on the counter and invited far too much pressure from United.</p>
<p id="fFRrYJ">Let’s start with the first point, because it’s something everyone watching the match certainly saw. The Toffees had chances to make something of several second-half counter attacks, but they almost exclusively fizzled out before the attackers got anywhere near the goal.</p>
<p id="Otm8rL">Lukaku was guilty of ignoring open teammates at least twice, Barkley carried the ball into defenders on multiple occasions, Mirallas and Dominic Calvert-Lewin both ran the ball to nowhere, with the former taking an unfortunate slip on one of the rare occasions an Everton counter attack got close to <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/david-de-gea-transfer-rumours-news">David De Gea</a>.</p>
<p id="m7VELN">Koeman and the Toffees deserve credit for keeping Lukaku from becoming isolated for most of the match — the issue here wasn’t tactical, but in execution. While that’s frustrating, it’s encouraging to know that there’s a potential setup in place against high-level competition, given that <a href="https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/">Arsenal</a> and <a href="https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/">Chelsea</a> are still on the fixture list for the remainder of season.</p>
<p id="r6VGjP">The other issue — the inviting of constant pressure late in the match — was in large part due to Koeman’s choice to bring Matthew Pennington on and go to a back five. After the change, Everton looked like this:</p>
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<p id="X9QVyE">With the change, Everton had more players in its last line of defense. But in the midfield, Koeman left three players in a space where four had been operating when United had the ball.</p>
<p id="P5CURB">With Baines and Holgate pinned back by United’s wide players, Davies and Gueye were forced to cover a ton of space in the wide areas where United’s full-backs and midfielders could operate. The result was an enhanced ability to play aerial diagonal balls toward Ibrahimovic and a more advanced <span>Marouane Fellaini</span> — with only the young Pennington in as additional support.</p>
<p id="4Qq9Vh">Take a look at the passes United played before the Pennington sub and after it, courtesy of <a href="http://FourFourTwo.com">FourFourTwo.com</a>.</p>
<p id="ory7qc"><strong>Before Sub</strong></p>
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<p id="C0npLl">United put more balls into the box in the last 25 minutes of the match than in the first 65. Of course, part of that is a desperation factor, but part of it was also Everton’s inability to prevent those passes from happening in the first place, due to a weaker midfield structure.</p>
<p id="os1Z2K">Take a look at how the play that created United’s equalizer began:</p>
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<p id="NjKnE5">Davies has no help from a more forward player, so he’s got to go a long way to prevent an easy ball from coming into the box. </p>
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<p id="afULev">Barry comes out to head the ball clear, but the midfield shape is already a mess. Gueye rightly steps in to help, given that the play has drifted toward his side of the field, but now there’s no one around to chase down the headed clearance. Calvert-Lewin, playing behind Lukaku, is the closest player, but he’s unlucky that the clearances winds up nowhere near him.</p>
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<p id="ku0bOv">As a result, an easy second ball comes into the box — at which point Shaw has ventured forward. In theory, I suppose the man who should be marking him is Calvert-Lewin, but that’s frankly asking for trouble. A fourth midfielder is needed to cover that space, but DCL is the closest thing the Toffees have to that — and he predictably fails to get a defensive reading on the play.</p>
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<p id="08PKA7">Say it again: <em>“A point at Old Trafford is a good result.”</em> </p>
<p id="Gh7dKm">Hopefully Koeman has learned from his adventures with a five-man back line given available personnel, and we don’t see any more of that until both Morgan Schneiderlin and Ramiro Funes Mori have returned.</p>
<p id="RYnPHn">Of course, if Everton’s attackers had been more clinical in their multiple counter attacking chances, the match could well have been over before Zlatan Ibrahimovic was given the opportunity to level the score.</p>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/6/15192398/everton-manchester-united-tactical-analysis-substitutions-koeman-barry-williams-lukaku-jagielkaAdam.Braun2017-04-05T16:48:10+01:002017-04-05T16:48:10+01:00Everton at Manchester United: Three Thoughts
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<p>Three thoughts from the draw yesterday at Old Trafford</p> <p id="PYTdq4">After <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/">Everton</a> drew 1-1 away at <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> yesterday, here are three thoughts from the game. </p>
<h3 id="MZqvxT">Koeman will live and die by his youth mantra</h3>
<p id="DWePqF">The manager spoke about giving young players chances in his pre-match press conference, saying - </p>
<blockquote><p id="SZgVW6">“I’m not afraid to give a chance to young players.”</p></blockquote>
<p id="jleW4E">He proved it yesterday, choosing to bring on Matthew Pennington when he wanted to revert to a back-three, and then sending on Dominic Calvert-Lewin when he needed fresh legs late on. </p>
<p id="Srp7f8">The first change was enforced, with the Blues not having any veteran defenders or midfielders on the bench. The second however backfired on him as Calvert-Lewin proved to be as profligate with the ball as <span>Kevin Mirallas</span> and <span>Ross Barkley</span> before him. </p>
<p id="9EHzBN">Once Everton receded into a shell in the last half an hour, the onus was on <span>Romelu Lukaku</span> and whoever was playing alongside him to hold on to the ball. Multiple times the forwards lost the ball cheaply either making poor dribbles or simply taking their eye off the ball. </p>
<p id="n7Pukx">Koeman bemoaned the ‘final ball’ yesterday - a second goal would have almost certainly killed off the game, and the manager will surely be wondering if he should have sent on the more experienced <span>Enner Valencia</span> instead of DCL.</p>
<aside id="g7336C"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Koeman defends his ‘proud of Everton’ comments","url":"http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/3/15147204/koeman-defends-his-merseyside-derby-comments-proud-of-everton-youngsters"},{"title":"Last chance for Everton to show Top Six potential","url":"http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/3/15169010/everton-at-manchester-united-premier-league-matchday-31-april-2017"}]}'></div></aside><h3 id="3ChQpv">Defensive personnel shortage gets worse</h3>
<p id="9EZHpg">The Everton defence is in full on crisis mode right now. <span>Ashley Williams</span> picking up a red card means he will be suspended for the next game, at home against <a href="https://fosseposse.sbnation.com/">Leicester City</a> who have now won five in a row and dispelled their relegation fears. </p>
<p id="7wqJUi">Koeman has lined up with a three-man (or five-man, depending on how you look at it) backline in both previous games against the Foxes this season. If he wants to do that on Sunday, this is what the defence could look like - </p>
<blockquote><p id="wJmHEY"><strong>Kenny - Holgate - Jagielka - Pennington - Baines</strong></p></blockquote>
<p id="yBMdmb"><span>Jamie Vardy</span> has been rejuvenated, and will surely be licking his lips with the prospect of running against either Pennington or Holgate, or getting in behind Jagielka. Yikes. </p>
<h3 id="cpIg38">Everton still to solve away woes at top six</h3>
<p id="4BE5hP">To be in the top six Everton have to beat the top six, especially away from home. This has been said time and again, but Everton have one away win at the top six teams in the last six years. </p>
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<p id="n1rKZy">The Blues came very close last night to finally getting another win, but lacked the killer instinct. Koeman was within seconds of becoming the first manager to win three consecutive away games at Old Trafford, and will be further haunted by the fact that a similar effort in <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/kentucky-derby">the Derby</a> on Saturday would have yielded a different result from the limp 3-1 loss. </p>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/5/15154904/everton-still-to-get-over-top-six-away-stigma-koeman-youth-policy-defensive-issuesCalvin2017-04-04T23:41:05+01:002017-04-04T23:41:05+01:00Koeman disappointed by ‘painful’ final result
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<p>Manager’s post-match verdict after coming so close to a win</p> <p id="OxGOtq"><span>Ronald Koeman</span> was seconds from becoming the first manager to have ever won three consecutive games away at Old Trafford. Unfortunately, <span>Ashley Williams</span> miscued his header from a late shot, it hit his hand instead, and <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> tied the game from the resulting penalty. <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/">Everton</a> had drawn 1-1 at home to United in a similar manner at Goodison Park, with <span>Leighton Baines</span> dispatching an 88th minute penalty for the equalizer. </p>
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<p id="HSRnnw">“We lost two points, because we did a really good job tonight. I think we controlled the game, maybe in the first 10-15 minutes United were the better team with one open chance for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They started fast, but I think we controlled well, defended well and we made some mistakes in the second half. </p>
<p id="JotiCt">“We had to score the second goal because we had so much space but we didn’t always take the right decisions. Even not scoring the second, I was comfortable because, of course, we know we need to defend and we did a great job defensively. It is always difficult with <span>Marouane Fellaini</span>, Ibrahimovic and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/paul-pogba-transfer-rumours-news">Paul Pogba</a> - tall people in the box, working for second balls but the team was well organised defensively. </p>
<p id="TZXG0D">“It is always hard to take. Of course, it is the right decision for the penalty at the end but it is painful when you are just one minute away from winning the game. It is really painful because the boys did a great job, they showed everything but it is one point. Okay, if you can’t win then don’t lose.” </p>
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<p id="WVMPq7">On the decision to switch to a back three for the closing stages - </p>
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<p id="FdVp1W">“I brought Pennington on and we defended well again, but we also had a lot of space on the counter-attack.</p>
<p id="NJglIV">“They started straight with Fellaini and Ibrahimovic in front, then you know they are two players who are good in the air. I think it was the right decision [to go to three at the back] at that time and even with one more defender at the back, we had a lot of counter-attacking movements but our last ball was not the best. If it was, we would have created more chances to score a second.”</p>
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https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15184708/koeman-disappointed-by-painful-final-result-everton-1-manchester-united-1-recapCalvin2017-04-04T22:36:21+01:002017-04-04T22:36:21+01:00Everton 1-1 Manchester United: Instant Reaction
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<p>Blues go into Old Trafford and escape a Red Devil onslaught with a point.</p> <p id="o8UUiB">And...exhale. </p>
<p id="VxkWdG">In what was one of the most up and down, helter-skelter matches of the Premier League season, <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/">Everton</a> went into Old Trafford and produced a high energy, gutsy effort. Buoyed by the performances of elder statesmen <span>Phil Jagielka</span> and <span>Gareth Barry</span>, the Blues managed to escape with a point. </p>
<p id="5bnkEj"><span>Ronald Koeman</span> made several notable changes to his side for this one, bringing in Gareth Barry and <span>Kevin Mirallas</span> for Matthew Pennington and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The return to a back 4 formation was a welcome sight for most fans after the dud Everton threw up at Anfield on Saturday. </p>
<p id="Ar3eYe">Koeman’s formation choice, at least in defense, proved to be a good one for much of the match. Jagielka, Mason Holgate, and <span>Ashley Williams</span> all had moments of individual brilliance on the night that helped keep United off the scoresheet until very late. </p>
<p id="ewba03">Jagielka, though, stood out above all, turning back the clock with an incredible match at both ends of the field. Everton earned a corner in the 22nd minute, which Ashley Williams headed down into the path of the Blues’ captain. With his back to goal and Marcos Rojo draped all over him, Jagielka somehow managed to flick the ball backwards, through <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/david-de-gea-transfer-rumours-news">David De Gea</a>’s legs, and into the net. </p>
<p id="ctAyEQ">Later in the first half, “Jags” made a crucial tackle on Marcus Rashford, and followed that up with a block on <span>Marouane Fellaini</span>, all in the same sequence. Jagielka’s play will have been an encouragement to the club after Ramiro Funes Mori underwent knee surgery in the days leading up to the match. </p>
<p id="IBJIcu">It was perhaps inevitable that Everton wouldn’t be able to keep up their frenetic pace. As the game drew on, <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> enjoyed the lion’s share of possession, and thus scoring chances, too. </p>
<p id="NFdiLG">Everton resorted to some desperate defending in the second half, and their tackling drew the ire of United, particularly <span>Ashley Young</span>, who was yellow carded after a rough tackle on Kevin Mirallas that seemed borne at least somewhat out of revenge. </p>
<p id="Q99ogp">As United crept closer to <span>Joel Robles</span>’ net, the Blues’ bunker mentality saw multiple chances open up on the counterattack. <span>Romelu Lukaku</span> fell prey to multiple bad decisions, however, twice choosing to take a shot rather than lay the ball off to <span>Ross Barkley</span> or Kevin Mirallas. </p>
<p id="wVCg0w">Speaking of Robles, he was outstanding on the night, particularly following up his poor play at <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a>. The Spanish keeper made a handful of eye-popping saves, including one with his fingertips on what would have been an absolute screamer by <span>Ander Herrera</span>. </p>
<p id="F11xtW">Joel spent some time down on the pitch after falling into the goalpost, but was able to continue. He also picked up a yellow card for what appeared to be dissent leveled at referee Neil Swarbrick. It was an eventful night for Joel, to say the least.</p>
<p id="TKYQFu">Despite all their efforts, the Blues were ultimately unable to withstand the United onslaught. In the game’s dying moments, Ashley Williams tried to put a diving header on a shot from Luke Shaw. He missed, and struck the ball with an outstretched arm. Swarbrick issued the required red card, and Ibrahimovic made no mistake from the spot. 1-1. </p>
<p id="Pwg34k">It’s hard to ever complain about coming away from Old Trafford with a result, but if you’re Everton, you might feel like this was a missed opportunity. United couldn’t finish chances to save their lives, and the counterattack was open all night long. </p>
<p id="G33Ifh">Either way, it was a massively improved performance from Saturday. 7th place and Europa League qualification look increasingly likely for the Blues. </p>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15175876/everton-1-manchester-united-1-recap-instant-reaction-jagielka-williams-lukaku-ibrahimovicevertonchris2017-04-04T22:33:26+01:002017-04-04T22:33:26+01:00Lukaku shushes Williams after being criticized<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/koemansblues/status/849372077333385218">Lukaku shushes Williams after being&nbsp;criticized</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Ashley Williams looked like he was yelling at Romelu Lukaku late in the game to make make better decisions with the ball, and keep the pressure off the defence. Well, Rom wasn't having any of it and told him to keep quiet. Oh boy.</p></p></div>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15184012/lukaku-shushes-williams-after-being-criticizedCalvin2017-04-04T22:29:19+01:002017-04-04T22:29:19+01:00Lukaku mouths off to best mate Pogba about Ashley Williams<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/caughtoffside/status/849372263438848003">Lukaku mouths off to best mate Pogba about Ashley&nbsp;Williams</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>This is completely unnecessary on the part of Romelu Lukaku. Ashley Williams was trying to keep the ball out of the net - had Lukaku put it in the net from any one of the half dozen chances he had, it wouldn't have even mattered.</p></p></div>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15183952/lukaku-mouths-off-to-best-mate-pogba-about-ashley-williamsCalvin2017-04-04T22:02:04+01:002017-04-04T22:02:04+01:00Man of the Match and Player Grades Poll for Everton at Manchester United
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<p>Vote on the player performances from tonight’s game</p> <p id="oSvzJG"><a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/">Everton</a> drew 1-1 against <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> after a last gasp penalty for the home side tied the game. Phil Jagielka’s goal had put the Blues up and a strong rearguard action almost gave the Toffees all three points, but <span>Ashley Williams</span> threw himself at a late shot, blocked it with his arm and was sent off - Zlatan Ibrahimovic slotted home the penalty and it was tied. </p>
<p id="1yWQsg">It’s unfortunate really, because <span>Joel Robles</span> would likely have saved the shot, but in the panic that ensued you can understand Williams’ reaction. We can only say don’t judge him too harshly because he was stellar until that point, and meant well in the end as well. </p>
<p id="edRWnj">Grade the Everton players in the poll below on how you think they did. </p>
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https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15183130/man-of-the-match-player-grades-poll-everton-at-manchester-united-jagielka-roblesCalvin2017-04-04T20:35:34+01:002017-04-04T20:35:34+01:00Jagielka scores odd goal, Everton lead United!<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/ifred_official/status/849353263719874560">Jagielka scores odd goal, Everton lead&nbsp;United!</a></h3>
<div class="description"><p><p>Whoa! Everton captain Phil Jagielka shows a great eye for goal, with his back facing the frame! He scores off a looped header from Gareth Barry on a corner.</p></p></div>
https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2017/4/4/15182466/jagielka-scores-odd-goal-everton-lead-unitedCalvin