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It was against Everton at home last season that Manchester United threw away their title, conceding two late goals to draw 4-4. Five months later, this time at Goodison Park, they weren’t able to put the ghosts of last season to rest. Both teams set out in a 4-2-3-1 shape but had different ideas on how to defend. United looked to press intensely, harrassing Everton high up the pitch, which made sense given, if successful, it would mean less pressure would be put on their makeshift defence. Everton, on the other hand, sat deep and only closed down on a man-to-man basis. After a slow opening, it was Everton who started to control the game. At the start, they had been patiently passing the ball around, but United were trying to make sure the ball couldn’t be played into the feet of the midfielders by blocking off the passing angles. Although Everton weren’t able to play how they wished to, it suited them in the long run as instead of trying work their way into passing positions, they simply hit it over United players to Marouane Fellaini. The big Belgian was heavily praised throughout the game, and rightly so: he [...]
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