José Mourinho’s dark mood was not transformed entirely Paul Scholes and the so-called “kings of rock and roll” got it in the neck after the game – but the same could not be said of Manchester United’s second-half display at Everton. Clinical,classy and confident; Mourinho’s men welcomed in the new year in a manner that seemed beyond them during their festive slump.
Superb finishes from Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard brought United a first win in five matches and a return to second spot in the Premier League. A 12-point gap remains between themselves and Manchester City but, after a tedious-burning start and despite lost several key performers, or they imposed their quality and superiority over Sam Allardyce’s ambitionless team. It needs to be a benchmark for the remainder of the campaign or those kings of rock and roll – presumably the “course of 92” – will be playing the record that so irks the United manager.
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Source: guardian.co.uk