After a game against Juventus that made one of European footballs most aristocratic clubs look decisively second-rate, Manchester United need a pick-me-up. The draw against Chelsea was a confidence builder until Ross Barkley scored with the last kick to seal a point for both sides. Can United get back to winning ways at home against an Everton side who are beginning to look pretty decent?

Everton are slowly but surely picking up form, with a late win against Crystal Palace extending their decent run further. If they get a result here, though, it’d be a defining moment for Marco Silva. Can they?

Manchester United News

With only one loss in their last six things are improving slowly for United. However, they have scored a meagre 15 goals so far while they have conceded an alarming 13. Sitting down in 10^th place, their top scorer, Lukaku, with 4, has not scored for a while now.

Their only truly decent performer so far this season has been Luke Shaw, with Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba impressing in small spurts. United boast a decent record at Everton, though, and will be hoping that some of their more imperious performers can pick it up here.

Everton News

The Toffees are beginning to hit a decent run of form, with Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson beginning to produce better performances with regularity. With three wins on the spin now, they are beginning to look a bit more of a threat going forward.

If they can keep that up whilst cutting down on their concession rate at the back – 12 in 9 – they should have belief coming into this.

Verdict

We can see this being a score draw. Everton are feeling confident, whilst United can play well in small bursts: we cannot call a clear winner, but can see Everton posing them a threat similar to the threat Wolverhampton Wanderers did not too long ago. United, though, are becoming a touch more resilient and that could stop Everton getting all three points.