‘De Gea’s time has gone’ – National media respond to Manchester United’s 3-3 draw with Everton

Manchester United have been held to a draw as Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck deep into injury-time to earn Everton a last-gasp level at Previous Trafford final evening.

United seemed set to carry on for a 3-2 win earlier than Calvert-Lewin latched onto Michael Keane’s flick on from a free-kick to beat David De Gea within the 94th minute to make it 3-3.

The hosts had earlier loved a near-perfect first half as Edinson Cavani headed in Marcus Rashford’s pin-point cross and Bruno Fernandes whipped in a superb second from the sting of the field to make it 2-0 on the break.

However Everton fought again, with Abdoulaye Doucoure tapping in after De Gea parried Calvert-Lewin’s cross into his path and James Rodriguez fired into the underside nook to stage issues.

Scott McTominay flicked in Luke Shaw’s free-kick to present United the lead as soon as extra, however Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s facet weren’t in a position to maintain on as they missed the possibility to go stage on factors with Premier League leaders Manchester Metropolis.

Here’s what the nationwide media fabricated from the match.

‘Paying homage to 2012’s pricey draw’ – Simon Stone, BBC Sport

Given the poignancy of the day, it was becoming one of many 4 academy graduates within the United line-up ought to play a big function within the opener.

Marcus Rashford has represented the Previous Trafford membership in the easiest way doable off the sphere throughout lockdown however it ought to by no means be forgotten what a superb participant the 23-year-old ahead is.

His cross, from the best facet of the field to the far submit, dropped completely over Michael Keane for Cavani, who had used all his sport intelligence to present himself the house required to complete.

Fernandes’ excellent second introduced again reminiscences of Eric Cantona’s audacious chip towards Sunderland in 1996 – the Portugal midfielder taking his time, after Tom Davies had misinterpret his intentions, earlier than lifting the ball over Robin Olsen from the sting of the world, although the Everton keeper was solely a few yards off his line.

From his seat within the administrators’ field, Sir Alex Ferguson should have been impressed. And the character United confirmed to answer Everton’s fightback after the break would little question have happy their former supervisor too, though questions shall be requested of Olsen, who didn’t preserve out McTominay’s header from Luke Shaw’s deep free-kick.

Sadly for Ferguson, the ending was harking back to a 4-4 draw between these two groups at this floor in 2012 – a pricey end result as they have been pipped to the title by Metropolis on purpose distinction.

‘De Gea’s time has gone’ – Oliver Holt, Daily Mail

After Manchester United caught 9 unanswered targets previous Southampton at Previous Trafford on Tuesday evening, Carlo Ancelotti mentioned he hoped they’d used up their full quota earlier than they met his Everton group. His hopes have been in useless however it didn’t imply he and his group have been damned. As a result of if United had not forgotten find out how to rating targets, they’d forgotten how to not concede them.

United scored three extra on Saturday evening to go together with the hatful they hammered previous the Saints however they threw victory away twice, permitting Everton to attain two targets within the house of three minutes early within the second half to stage the scores as soon as after which conceding a last-gasp equaliser to Dominic Calvert-Lewin deep into added time on the finish of the match.

The three-3 draw meant that United didn’t preserve the strain on Manchester Metropolis on the high of the desk as Pep Guardiola’s facet put together for his or her showdown with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. This draw was positively two factors misplaced for United, not some extent gained. It means Metropolis are two factors clear on the high with two video games in hand. The momentum, as soon as once more, has been sucked from United’s sails.

Among the blame for his or her failure to shut out victory towards Ancelotti and his group must be levelled at David de Gea, who ought to have finished higher with each Everton’s first and third targets.

There was a time when De Gea was repeatedly his group’s saviour and greatest participant. That point has gone. His place, absolutely, have to be underneath critical risk from Dean Henderson.

‘Greenwood a significant plus’ – Jamie Jackson, The Guardian

A topsy-turvy contest ended with spoils shared, Manchester United showing to have gained it earlier than Everton’s dramatic late equaliser. Dominic Calvert-Lewin bundled dwelling to make it 3-3 in harm time, United having been 2-0 up on the interval. It means Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s facet drop two factors and if leaders Manchester Metropolis can win at Liverpool on Sunday they are going to be 5 forward with a sport in hand.

Manchester United smashed nine goals past Southampton on Tuesday evening as they bounced again from disappointing outcomes towards Sheffield United and Arsenal in emphatic trend.

The sport was successfully over as a contest inside the primary two minutes as Southampton have been lowered to 10 males, however United nonetheless needed to discover the targets they usually did precisely that, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial (two), Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Daniel James all getting on the scoresheet.

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As soon as extra United’s defence was accountable; all three Everton targets may have been averted. The guests’ late strike crystallised what’s a deep-lying fault line within the rearguard. Lucas Digne’s free-kick was not handled by the hapless David de Gea or the equally responsible Harry Maguire, who as captain ought to have taken duty. As a substitute the ball was allowed to go to Calvert-Lewin and he scored.

Mason Greenwood was a significant plus for United. {The teenager} has struggled to emulate final season’s post-lockdown type however the best way the ahead carried out all through impressed. One run alongside the best that had him skating via the Everton rearguard, earlier than letting fly, impressed. This was extensive but United have been quickly forward with an achieved strike: Bruno Fernandes fed Rashford on the best and, spying Edinson Cavani’s intelligent motion, landed a cross on the striker’s head. He didn’t miss.

If the Uruguayan’s arrival on a free switch is the cut price of the season, his end had his group in cruise management. Both they tapped the ball about with Greenwood, Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to the fore or they hemmed Everton in, squeezing the ball and spirit from them.