Sesko the super sub again as Man Utd edge past Everton to extend unbeaten run

[p]Having emerged victorious from just one of their last five away league outings (D3, L1), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a] looked determined to start on the front foot in Merseyside.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carrick-michael/phM8NElP/"]Carrick[/a]’s men went close to breaking the deadlock inside four minutes, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/traore-amad/I5Rhq1WL/"]Amad Diallo[/a]’s low effort was thwarted by a combination of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pickford-jordan/SKTJdUtH/"]Jordan Pickford[/a] and then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tarkowski-james/Mu9cCtLo/"]James Tarkowski[/a] on the goal line.[/p][p]The visitors remained the more threatening of the two sides as the first half progressed, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dalot-diogo/rZZKJVOS/"]Diogo Dalot[/a] saw a powerful long-range strike fly narrowly wide of the target.[/p][p]Grateful to still be on level terms, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] improved before the break, with their best chance falling to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garner-james/zctP50uI/"]James Garner[/a], whose free-kick was impressively held by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lammens-senne/UFssg7X4/"]Senne Lammens[/a].[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="39d96c8d-e412-4773-acae-263783ac57c0" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="1918f074-c9b8-4e81-8194-085a7136b22d" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p]After a relatively uneventful opening period, the Toffees could’ve taken the lead within a minute of the restart when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/armstrong-harrison/WOpJC9Pj/"]Harrison Armstrong[/a]’s curled effort from 12 yards was saved by Lammens.[/p][p]United went close themselves shortly after, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbeumo-bryan/8KDrOl80/"]Bryan Mbeumo[/a] blazed wastefully over the bar when well-placed in the box.[/p][p]Having lost five of their previous nine Premier League games on home soil, David Moyes’ side continued to probe in the final third, but their pressure was undone by a brilliant counter-attacking goal from United in the 71st minute.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunha/IkllpdnC/"]Cunha[/a] started the move for the Red Devils with a raking pass into the path of Mbeumo, and the Cameroonian bided his time to pick out the run of substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sesko-benjamin/QDozP4IN/"]Sesko[/a], who swept a superb first-time finish into the far corner.[/b][/p][embed guid="722db27a-ceef-4ccb-a6f9-ac6d30f6879b" url="https://x.com/ManUtd/status/2026055826813657526" social-type="twitter" /][p]Faced with the prospect of another home defeat, Everton rallied in pursuit of a late equaliser, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/keane-michael/88V6O2X4/"]Michael Keane[/a] saw a thunderous effort from range tipped over by Lammens.[/p][p]The Toffees refused to give up without a fight, though, and Lammens stood firm once again in the visitors’ goal, denying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/george-tyrique/QPjr5Otn/"]Tyrique George[/a] late on.[/p][p]That ultimately proved to be Everton’s final chance, as United battled through the closing stages to secure a hard-earned three points and move to within three points of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] in third.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lammens-senne/UFssg7X4/"]Senne Lammens[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/everton-KluSTr9s/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/?mid=UBn9TqDs"]Catch up on the match here[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Key stats" id="4a1908a8-7179-4c24-8826-799053ed7ab6" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="aaa62106-7d42-481a-89a4-460d41aca4ac" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /]