On Wednesday, 4th December at 7:45 PM GMT, Manchester United
will host Everton FC at Old Trafford for Round 14 of the 2013/2014
English Premier League.
When it comes to the team from Manchester, we all know what a
disastrous start they had in this new season, which is closely related
to the departure of their long-time coach Ferguson. But after they won
only 11 points in the first eight rounds, with three defeats, it is
obvious that the players have finally come to terms with their new coach
Moyes, because after that they recorded three wins and two draws, which
is why they are now only five points behind the second-ranked Chelsea.
However, it will be very interesting to see how will Moyes stand up to
his former players, especially since United is located behind Everton in
the standings, and these points are indispensable in their fight to
return to the very top of the Premiership.
We should also add that
the “Red Devils” have recently secured their placement in the knockout
phase of the Champions League, after they celebrated with 5-0 over Bayer
Leverkusen, while they played 2-2 with Tottenham in a very interesting
match last weekend. As for their composition in this duel with Everton,
the recovered van Persie should return in the first team, while the
injured midfielders Fletcher and Carrick are still not able to perform,
as well as the suspended defender Jones.
Everton have lost just the one game all season, and they are unbeaten
in their last six (W3 D3) in the league. After an impressive 4-0 win
over Stoke on Saturday they are sitting pretty in 5th, on the same
points as Merseyside rivals Liverpool.
The visitors will be without Baines (toe), while Arouna Kone and
Gibson are months away from recovering from injury. Barkley will be
hoping to Leon Osman after dropping to the bench against Stoke City but
Martínez's big decision is whether to retain on-loan Barcelona youngster
Deulofeu after his impressive display against the Potters or bring back
the safer option of Mirallas.
The Toffees haven’t won at Old Trafford since 1992 and the Red Devils
have not lost at home to Everton in their last 20 top-flight meetings.
Anyway, United have just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier
League matches, so Everton could snatch a goal.
Possible line-ups:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): de Gea – Smalling, Evans, Vidic, Evra – Cleverley, Fellaini – Valencia, Rooney, Welbeck – van Persie
Everton (4-2-3-1): Howard – Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Oviedo – McCarthy, Barry – Deulofeu, Osman, Pienaar – Lukaku
Everton (4-2-3-1): Howard – Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Oviedo – McCarthy, Barry – Deulofeu, Osman, Pienaar – Lukaku
Match Details and Timings:
Manchester United vs Everton FC
Football: 2013/2014 English Premier League, Round 14
Match date: Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Kick Off Time: 7:45 PM GMT - 20:45 CET
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Referee: Martin Atkinson
You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]
Manchester United vs Everton FC
Football: 2013/2014 English Premier League, Round 14
Match date: Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Kick Off Time: 7:45 PM GMT - 20:45 CET
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom
Referee: Martin Atkinson
You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]
