Everton vs Manchester United final score: Pickford, Gordon deliver huge W

Anthony Gordon’s deflected first-half strike gave Everton a huge win over Manchester United at Goodison Park against a visiting side who looks about as tepid as it has in the last 20 years.

Everton rebounds from an awful midweek to beat a United team who often looked like it was the team that played an emotional, rain-soaked match at Turf Moor on Wednesday. The Toffees pull Frank Lampard four points clear of the relegation zone before 18th-place Burnley plays Norwich City.

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Meanwhile, the Ralf Rangnick era can’t end soon enough at Old Trafford unless the hierarchy has asked him to miss out on Europe altogether. Marcus Rashford looks a rusty shell of himself and Cristiano Ronaldo mostly looks like a professional napper, as another good day from Bruno Fernandes — three key passes — was wasted by his teammates.

United now sits seventh with 51 points, just two more than Wolves, and is in serious danger of missing out on European football next season.

Everton 1, Manchester United 0

Scorers: Gordon (26′)

Shot attempts: Everton 7, Manchester United 12

Shots on goal: Everton 3, Manchester United 4

Possession: Everton 33, Manchester United 67

1. Pickford pays off and luck matters: : Everton keeper Jordan Pickford has been very good — for England — for years while his club form has not given much inspiration. But the Toffees got two very good saves out of him in the first 15 minutes when their nerves were most-frayed, and Pickford had little trouble with the series of uninspired final-third passes from United. The England keeper made a fine stop on a deflected shot from Cristiano Ronaldo in stoppage time and definitely deserves the plaudits coming his way. As for