Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Premier League –as it happened

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Minute-by-minute updates from the action at Hill Dickinson Stadium Transfer failures leave Everton scrambling | Mail Tim “Selected scuttlebut,” says Ian Copestake, promisingly, “from Everton fans on the train from Birkenhead to the game is that the fans have been lied to. Promises made by the new owners (shiny new stadium not mentioned) have not been fulfilled. Mutiny is round the corner (probably at Sandhills).” An unexpected proposal from John Stedman. “I like the new(ish) Dining Across the Divide series [in the Saturday magazine] and hereby propose a new feature: Drinking Across the Sporting Divide, which you can pitch to your taskmasters in Guardian Towers.

78 min The next yellow goes to Dalot, as Grealish sharpens his dance steps and has to be clawed back. Free kick to Everton on their left wing.

78 min Grealish shapes to dance past Dalot, who tackles him solidly. Fernandes goes down, some way away. Everton advance into the box, where Mainoo makes an even better tackle. Maguire gets booked, possibly for complaining about Fernandes.

> “Luke Shaw,” says Paul Moody. “Answering recent criticism…l ively game… nervy at 57 min, must remember to breathe out.”

77 min Garner goes off to be replaced by another new recruit, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, three years after his last PL appearance fro Southampton.

76 min Garner goes down off the ball! David Moyes will hope it’s just cramp.

75 min A third Everton sub: Hayden Hackney, Michael Carrick’s mini-me, replaces Rohl, so Garner may be moving to right-back.

74 min United escape and Mbeumo tries to reprise his goal, only to run into yet another block.

73 min A sharp shot from Dewsbury-Hall, blocked by a combination of Barry and Martinez.

72 min Maguire tries a through ball to Sesko, who doesn’t see it coming. It feels as if United will need a second goal to get the win.

70 min Everton free kick: nothing doing except Tarkowski climbing all over Maguire, which is no mean feat.

69 min Subs for United: Sesko for Cunha, as expected, and Dorgu for Rashford, as not expected yet unless there’s a niggle involved.

68 min Grealish could have an assist already! He wiggles in from the left and tees up Dewsbury-Hall, whose shot is all accuracy and no power.

67 min It’s Grealish time! On comes the dear old ponytail, out comes the big smile, and out come the cheers.

Jack Grealish comes on as a substitute to replace Brennan Johnson. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

66 min The game has swung from too slow to not slow enough for anyone trying to capture it. In the past minute alone, we’ve had a shot from Tielemans with his left foot and Shaw with his right.

64 min Rashford twists and turns, leaving Rohl with twisted blood – and a yellow card. But the free kick is wasted as Fernandes blazes a follow-up shot into Row Z.

63 min Luke Shaw has been booked for something I missed, sorry. Meanwhile the commentators are full of praise for Tarkowski, who made that tackle on Cunha.

61 min Almost vintage Rashford! He runs and runs and then does some dancing before back-heeling to Cunha, who goes down – no pen, says John Brooks.

60 min The hourglass flips over, and Sesko and Grealish wonder when they will come on stage.

59 min Everton push forward with more conviction, roared on by the crowd. Barry has a shot smothered by Shaw, and then Dewsbury-Hall has more time but can’t get a clean connection.

58 min United again counter from the corner, with only slightly more success. Cunha delays his pass and picks the wrong runner – Mbeumo, who has George to race with, rather than Rashford in more space.

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