Man Utd vs Everton LIVE: Team news confirmed; Premier League latest, Romelu Lukaku dropped

Manchester United vs Everton: Express Sport brings you LIVE Premier League coverage

  • Everton have won just two of their 26 Premier League fixtures at Old Trafford
  • Manchester United have kept one clean sheet from their opening nine Premier League games
  • Mourinho has lost only two of his 110 league home fixtures played on a Sunday
  • The Toffees are winless in their past 18 games against the established top six

MANCHESTER UNITED vs EVERTON

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fred. Rashford, Mata, Martial

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison

Team news

15:50: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dropped Romelu Lukaku against former club Everton.

The 25-year-old striker has failed to score in his last eight appearances for United, with Fred coming in for his first start since September 22.

Jesse Lingard was on the bench after a month-long absence, while Everton named an unchanged side.

The starting XI…

15:45: And here are the line-ups for this afternoon’s clash at Old Trafford. Romelu Lukaku drops to the bench against his former club.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fred. Rashford, Mata, Martial.

Subs: Romero, Sanchez, Lukaku, Lingard, Rojo, Herrera, Darmian.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison.

Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Mina, Tosun, Davies, Calvert-Lewin, Lookman.

MANCHESTER UNITED vs EVERTON

Alexis Sanchez is unavailable again as Manchester United return to Premier League action, although Jesse Lingard is in line to return after a month-long injury absence. Diogo Dalot and Marouane Fellaini are also out while centre-back Phil Jones looks set to miss another match.

Everton manager Marco Silva has no new injury or suspension concerns. Kurt Zouma and Michael Keane are likely to continue their centre-back partnership, while James McCarthy is once again in the squad and could make his first appearance since suffering a horrific double leg break in January.

Last season: Everton 0 Man Utd 2 Man Utd 4 Everton 0

Last five league matches: Man Utd W D L W D; Everton L L W W W

Top scorers: Anthony Martial,Paul Pogba & Romelu Lukaku (Man Utd) 4; Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) 5

Referee: Jonathan Moss