It may be of scant consolation but Everton are in good company. The thorn in their side was the scourge of Spain. Scott McTominay’s renewed taste for goals proved timely for Manchester United on a day when Marcus Rashford lost his duel with a defiant Jordan Pickford.
As United were dominant and amassed 29 shots, they just needed someone to provide the finishing touch and McTominay and the substitute Anthony Martial obliged. But with Casemiro’s latest suspension now served, with Christian Eriksen making his comeback as a replacement after 16 games out, the McTominay interlude in the midfield may reach a sudden end.
