Manchester United players in the stands react as expected to Bruno Fernandes moment vs Everton

Evertonian and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham held court in the Old Trafford press conference room to address possible public funding for the planned regeneration of the stadium. His team were in a more charitable mood than taxpayers.

The Stretford End jeered Everton captain James Tarkowski's coin-toss win that forced Manchester United to attack their favoured end in the first half. Tarkowski soon gave them cause to cheer with his brainless hack on an overlapping Alejandro Garnacho inside the penalty area.

United have only recorded six victories by a margin of at least two goals this season and two have come against Everton. As often as Sean Dyche railed at the fourth official, the linesman or the referee, Everton's problems lie at his feet.

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They are now winless in 11 Premier League games and a minority of their fans audibly despaired at their harmlessness. Old Trafford has been soundtracked to booing sporadically this season and this time it did not come from its denizens.

Everton stirred little hope among their impressive following of scoring. United's front three were all spot on. Literally, in the case of penalty takers Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Their spot-kicks were both procured by Garnacho in the first half and the Argentinian might have won a third when the outstretched arm of Vitaliy Mykolenko blocked his cross.

Four Fulham players were booked for fouling Garnacho in the first 45 minutes a fortnight ago. He has remarkably avoided injury all season for such an obvious target for hatchet men.

Garnacho's afternoon was only blemished by more errant decision-making in goalscoring