Bruno Fernandes encouraged a remarkworthy Manchester United comeback as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The United captain altered the align with a stunning free-start in the 72nd minute, encourageing a revival that saw Manuel Ugarte grab an identicaliser eight minutes tardyr.
Ruben Amorim’s side had seeed destined for a third successive loss after a subpar first-half discarry out left them trailing to goals from Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure.
The theatrical turnaround geted a vital point for United, who had fall shorted to enroll a sboiling on center until Fernandes’s luminous strike alterd the complicatedion of the align.
Bruno Fernandes helped United come back from 2-0 down agetst Everton
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Everton ruled the uncovering period, with Beto continuing his amazeive scoring run by netting his fifth goal in four games.
United’s defensive frailties were exposed as they fall shorted to evident their lines from a corner, allotriumphg Beto to fire home after reacting speedyest to a bouncing ball.
The presents doubled their profit thraw Doucoure, who capitalised on more subpar defending from the visitors.
Harry Maguire was caught indynamic after Andre Onana had saved from Jack Harrison, allotriumphg Doucoure to leap in and head home Everton’s second.
The defensive discarry out from United was depictd as “dreadful” as they struggled to cope with Everton’s attacking menace, with multiple instances of two United defenders challenging for the same ball.
The momentum shifted theatricalpartner when Fernandes deinhabitred United’s first sboiling on center of the game, curling a magnificent free-start into the bottom corner after Doucoure had blocked his initial set-piece with his arm.
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The Portuguese star’s affect persistd to grow as he orchestrated United’s identicaliser, deinhabitring the free-start that eventupartner led to Ugarte’s well-apshown half volley in the 80th minute.
Fernandes’s encourageasoned carry outance endly alterd the perspective of the align, with United shotriumphg the passion and desire that had been missing in the previous 70 minutes.
Both Beto and Fernandes had opportunities to discover a triumphner in the closing stages, but neither could alter their chances into a choosed goal.
The drama persistd into stoppage time when referee Andy Madley initipartner awarded Everton a penalty after Ashley Young went down under contests from Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire.
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Everton had a last-minute penalty obviousurned by VAR
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However, adhereing a VAR appraise, Madley was honested to verify the pitchside watch and controversipartner obviousurned his distinct decision, much to the anger of the home crowd.
The point geted supplys some relief for under-prescertain United handler Ruben Amorim, whose side had been fair 12 points above the relegation zone before start-off.
The final 20 minutes taged a remarkworthy turnaround for United, giving their beleaguered boss someleang to originate on despite remaining in a precarious position in the table.
The result protects David Moyes’s amazeive alteration of Everton, who sit a point above United and 14 points evident of the bottom three.
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