Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee hit doubles as Man Utd crush Everton

Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee netted a brace apiece as Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim secured his first Premier League win in comprehensive fashion against Everton.

After last weekend’s draw at promoted Ipswich and Thursday’s Europa League comeback victory against Bodo/Glimt, the Portuguese’s side thrilled the Old Trafford faithful on Sunday.

Amorim’s name echoed around the ground as United cruised to a resounding 4-0 triumph over Sean Dyche’s Toffees, moving up to ninth as as result.

The opening goal arrived 11 minutes before the break when Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite directed a Rashford strike past his own goalkeeper.

United had tried during the summer to sign the defender, whose first half to forget continued when dispossessed by Amad Diallo before Zirkzee struck his first goal since the season opener.

Diallo shone throughout Sunday’s game, the 22-year-old providing Rashford’s second goal 20 seconds after half-time before then brilliantly winning the ball and setting up Zirkzee.

But United fans’ joy at their side’s display came with anger towards the Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe after this week’s controversial ticket price hikes.

There was a pre-match protest and audible anger during the game, while a banner reading ‘stop exploiting loyalty’ was held up at one point.

Kobbie Mainoo was among six changes made by Amorim and saw a drive from the edge of the box stopped by Jordan Pickford three minutes into his first appearance after a hamstring injury.

Dynamic Diallo saw a strike blocked and hit another across the face of goal after being found by a fine Zirkzee ball as Amorim acted as conductor on the touchline.

The animated head coach gave a lot of positional instructions, both on an