Manchester United endured another frustrating afternoon in the Premier League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at Old Trafford. Anthony Martial put United ahead on 42 minutes before Andros Townsend levelled things up just after the hour score. In a late construction, Yerry Mina ‘s late effort was ruled out for offside as both sides had to settle for a period. The solution increases the coerce on United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who have picked up one point in six and have failed to keep a clean tabloid in nine league games — their worst defensive run in 50 years. “ We could have dealt with the situation better, ” Solskjaer said on Townsend ‘s counterweight.

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– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Solskjaer sprang a big surprise ahead of the equal by dropping Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba to the bench, with Martial starting despite a meager return of two goals in his past 24 appearances for the club ahead of the game. Rafael Benitez ‘s Everton, meanwhile, were without Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison through injury, while Alex Iwobi failed a late fitness examination. Ronaldo struck a 95th minute achiever, his fifth finish in five matches since returning, against Villarreal in the Champions League in wednesday. But he was a high-profile absentee to begin with, as Solskjaer rotated his police squad after complaining about the fastness scheduling in the wake of the club ‘s exploits in Europe .Andros Townsend struck as Everton held Manchester United to a draw. Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images United suffered a 1-0 frustration to Aston Villa last prison term out in the league but they began brilliantly here, Martial heading broad and Mason Greenwood flashing across goal in the foremost 10 minutes. Michael Keane then had a decent opportunity for the visitors as he headed wide, before Edinson Cavani saw a brawny heading saved by Jordan Pickford.

Demarai Gray was the latest to threaten in a bouncy first half for Everton before United grabbed the lead. Bruno Fernandes slipped the musket ball to Martial and he made no mistake, flashing a knock-down drive into the net. Martial was replaced by Jadon Sancho and Ronaldo came on for Cavani on 55 minutes but fair under 10 minutes late, it was level. Fred was muscled off the ball in the Everton half and the visitors broke, with the ball finding its way to Townsend who smashed it low past David De Gea. Solskjaer reacted by bringing on Pogba for Fred with 20 minutes to go and Ronaldo then fizzed an attempt across finish, before Pogba whipped one over. Mina then slipped the ball home on 85 minutes, only for VAR to rule it out for offside. United pushed for a winner but failed to find the breakthrough, and a disappoint Ronaldo walked straight down the burrow at the final pennywhistle as Solskjaer ‘s side slipped up again.

Benitez told the BBC : “ We played against a very good team. It ‘s no easy to get a solution here and we did well. We concede a former finish that possibly we were not expecting but the reaction of the team in the second half was quite good. It ‘s a pity the last one because it ‘s offside but it could be tied better but we are pleased with the room we played and the solution at the end. ” A defeated Fernandes said : “ We should win this plot. We should create more chances. We should not concede that kind of goal. It ‘s not the inaugural clock and we have to look at our mistakes and see what we can do. “ We do n’t look at the league table at this here and now but of run we should have more points. We drop points at home and we should not do that. These last two games at home was not good adequate in the Premier League. If we want silverware at the end of the season we have to do a lot better. ”