Before Bruno Fernandes scored from the free kick for Man United, the visitors seemed to have completely given up. A bad match in every aspect for the "Red Devils". Their fans were thinking about the third goal and the relegation battle was ahead.
However, Man United once again planted hope for their lovers with a spirit of excitement in the final minutes. Against Bruno, the last time a player scored from the penalty spot for Man United was Ronaldo in 2022. After that, Manuel Ugarte's superb volley with an unfavorable footrest saved 1 point for the away team.
Before that, Man United lived in moments of stalemate and despair. The two goals conceded by the away team made Sir Alex Ferguson sitting in the stands wrinkle his face and feel frustrated. M.U lost in such a way many times. A series of stars receive high salaries but defend even against amateur players.
Man United fans are starting to sit and count the remaining matches and the minimum points to win to get past the 40-point mark. Normally, Premier League teams only need to reach 40 points to stay in the league, but there was a case of West Ham in the 2002-2003 season who were relegated with 42 points.
The fear not only came to Man United players through bad passes, it was also shown on Ruben Amorim's depressed face on the coaching bench when the score was 2-0 for Everton. M.U fans at Goodison Park kept urging the players to attack. Unfortunately, their favorite team doesn't understand what to do.
After the match, captain Bruno Fernandes said that coach Ruben Amorim was "very sad" in the dressing room. How can we not be sad when in the 60th minute, Man United still did not have a shot on target. Even when they were out of shape and forced to rely on young striker Chido Obi Martin to save them, Man United could not make a difference.
Fortunately, while preparing to receive the bitter fruit, the changes in personnel brought results. When Rasmus Hojlund and Casemiro left the pitch, the visitors' style of play was much brighter. Meanwhile, on the left wing, Patrick Dorgu had a good day playing, continuously breaking through the opponent's defense. The 20-year-old Danish star has 89 touches, behind only captain Bruno (109).
It seemed that after two dramatic equaliser goals, Man United took a bitter hug when Ashley Young fell in the penalty area in the second half's extra time. After a few minutes of arguing with the players and watching VAR, referee Andy Madley canceled that penalty. M.U made efforts to save himself, but it was only thanks to luck that he could leave safely.
After the final whistle, Harry Maguire argued with Ashley Young in the tunnel about the VAR situation in the last minute, canceling Everton's penalty. They were teammates at Man United but were not at all hesitant. Maguire's actions showed that the "Red Devils" players were still fighting until the last seconds. They play very badly but it will be even more disastrous if their fighting spirit is no longer there.
The remaining 12 matches will be 12 different challenges for Ruben Amorim and his team. They need to win at least 1/3 of these to decide their ticket to stay in the Premier League next season. No down on Man United but the team's level at the moment is only worthy of competing for relegation and the "Red Devils" fans need to accept that reality.
