Manchester United drew 2–2 with Everton on Sunday to wrap up the Premier League Summer Series with a lacklustre performance after their strong showing earlier in the week.
Man Utd fans had this game on their radar throughout the entire Summer Series given Ruben Amorim teased Bryan Mbeumo’s debut. The Cameroonian did start the game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium pairing Bruno Fernandes in the attacking midfield department.
Jake O’Brien should have scored early after an Everton free-kick had Altay Bayındır scrambling. The Irish fullback hit the far post in an early warning sign for the Red Devils. Compared to their victory against Bournemouth, Man Utd had a harder time imposing their will on the game. Leny Yoro and Amad Diallo seemed on different pages in defence at times as Everton targeted that side. Beto put the ball in the back of the net in the 14th minute, but was flagged offside as the striker seemed to know as much after beating the Turkish keeper.
Despite his early mishaps, Diallo won a penalty in the 18th minute thanks to a clever through ball from Mbeumo. Fernandes stepped up and calmly beat Jordan Pickford for the opening goal. Everton remained composed sticking to their plan and maintaining shape as they poked and prodded a shaky Red Devils defence and midfield. Twenty minutes after the opener, Everton got even through Iliman Ndiaye.
Mbeumo came off to start the second half for Patrick Dorgu as Dalot shifted to the right side.
The story of the first half continued in the second as the Man Utd midfield, even with changes, could not control the game to Amorim’s liking.
Man Utd got the lead back thanks to a brilliant turn and shot from Mason Mount to beat the flailing Pickford. A top moment for a player looking to get back to his best. The lead only lasted six minutes, though, after a calamitous moment at the back resulted in a bizarre own goal that saw Diallo trying to clear the ball, but his effort bounced in off Ayden Heaven.
The game ended 2–2 as the Premier League Summer Series came to a close. Amorim won’t like how disjointed his team was given there is just one preseason game left before the start of the Premier League campaign.
Manchester United player ratings from the match below.
