Manchester United vs Everton – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Sreya

Manchester United hosts Everton at the Old Trafford on Sunday in their thirty-first English Premier League fixture of the season on 3rd April, Sunday. Manchester United are in desperate need of a positive result to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season and time is running out for Louis van Gaal with only a few weeks of the season remaining to be played.

Manchester United are on the sixth position with fifty points while Everton are twelve points and six places behind with only nine wins in the league so far.

Team News

Manchester United have a lengthy list of absentees with Luke Shaw, Phil Jones, Ashley Young, Wayne Rooney, Will Keane and Bastian Schweinsteiger sidelined through injuries. Ander Herrera has been listed as a doubt as well.

Everton will be without the suspended Gareth Barry and the injured Tony Hibbert, Tyias Browning and Steven Pienaar. Bryan Oviedo is a doubt for the game and will face a late fitness test.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David De Gea, Matteo Darmian, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Morgan Schneiderlin, Micahel Carrick, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford.

Everton Possible Starting Lineup: Joel Robels, Seamus Coleman, Phil Jagielka, Ramirez Funes Mori, Leighton Baines, James McCarthy, Muhamed Besic, Aaron Lennon, Ross Barkley, Tom Cleverley, Romelu Lukaku.

Thoughts From Both Camps

“Everton have a good away record, better than their home record – it is very strange. When you also see the history of the last matches against them – not my history, but other recent games – it is not so good. Everton are, as an opponent, very difficult for Manchester United, but I hope my record shall continue.”

– Louis van Gaal, Manchester United.

“It is as simple as wanting to get back to our best level. It is a game in which we want to test ourselves. Our away record has been very strong this season and we want to get back to feeling good about ourselves and that will allow the result to come. We want to start the game well, adapt to what is needed at Old Trafford and  perform well in this game straightaway.”

– Roberto Martinez, Everton.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Head-2-Head statistics, the last six matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Manchester United and three wins for Everton. While Manchester United are undefeated in sixteen of their last seventeen home matches against Everton in all competitions, Everton are undefeated in their last eight Premier League games.

Manchester United are likely to win by a scoreline of 2-1.