While it might not inspire the same levels of animosity as when neighbours Liverpool face Manchester United, it would be wrong to ever suggest Everton’s matches against their regional rivals from down the East Lancs Road are ever anything other than intense, who could ever forget Phil Neville’s famous tackle on his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo? So ahead of the Red Devils’ latest visit to Merseyside, here’s a look back at some of the Blues’ most-memorable victories over them at Goodison Park and how the ECHO reported on them.
October 8, 1927: Everton 5 Manchester United 2
Much has been made of Erling Haaland’s prolific start to life at Manchester City with the Norwegian’s 14 goals in his first eight league games for the reigning champions putting him ahead of Everton legend Dixie Dean’s tally of 12 from the first eight matches in his record-breaking 60-goal season in 1927/28. However, Dean would then plunder all five goals in the Blues’ 5-2 demolition of United in his ninth outing of the campaign, some 95 years ago today.
