Romelu Lukaku scored one and created another against his former club as Manchester United piled more misery on out-of-form Everton with a 4-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
The hosts needed just four minutes to break the deadlock against the Toffees when Antonio Valencia’s stunning strike ripped into the back of the net, but the majority of the match was a lot more even than the final scoreline suggests.
United finally put some distance between themselves and Everton in the final 10 minutes, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Lukaku and Anthony Martial adding late goals to hand Jose Mourinho’s side a flattering victory.
Everton were still in the game at 1-0, but United finally put the result beyond doubt with six minutes of normal time remaining when Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled their advantage following a mistake from Ashley Williams.
Williams’s attempted pass out from defence was blocked by Marouane Fellaini and subsequently fell to Lukaku, who in turn played the ball through for an unmarked Mkhitaryan to sweep past Pickford from inside the area.
It was a goal which sparked a late flurry from United as Everton collapsed in the closing stages, with Lukaku getting his own name on the scoresheet five minutes later when he stroked the ball home from close range after a cross from the left had fallen at his feet.
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