David Moyes will look to inflict more misery on his former side when Everton host Manchester United in Premier League action this weekend.
The Toffees have enjoyed a marvellous turnaround since the Scot returned to Goodison Park for a second stint.
Sat 16th, one point off the relegation zone, Everton have morphed into the league’s in-form side, picking up 13 points with four wins in six matches.
Everton have eased above United in the table with their relegation fears surely over. Goodison will still be bouncing after last week’s Merseyside derby thriller with United reeling from defeat at Tottenham on Sunday and a fresh batch of injury problems.
Amad Diallo’s season is over, joining Lisandro Martinez on the injured list with Mason Mount, Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw also still sidelined.
United are also set to be without Kobbie Mainoo until April with the midfielder ruled out for six weeks with a muscular injury.
Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer also missed Sunday’s trip to north London but their issues were thought to be more short-term.
Ruben Amorim will provide a further injury update on the duo and the rest of the squad at his pre-match press conference later this week.
Christian Eriksen and Leny Yoro also missed the 1-0 defeat through illness with hope the pair will recover in time for Saturday’s game.
United named seven academy players on the bench against Spurs with 18-year-old Ayden Heaven, signed from Arsenal in January, also making up the numbers. Victor Lindelof was the sole senior option that day.
Chido Obi came on for his debut for the final minutes of injury time against Tottenham with little time to deliver any sort of impact.
While the striker only turned 17 in November, United’s senior attacking options remain woefully out of form and there could be more chances for Obi in the coming weeks.
‘If you see Chido playing, sometimes every ball lost in the box, he’s very clever, so I was trying to put one more player… because I felt the team was good during the game and I didn’t feel the need to change,’ Amorim said on Sunday.
‘Chido was that player when, from a long ball, he could make the difference.’
Alejandro Garnacho has not found the back of the net since November but will be back at the scene of his Puskas Award-winning overhead kick, hopeful that can provide some inspiration.
Predicted Man Utd team to face Everton
Onana, de Ligt, Maguire, Yoro, Dalot, Fernandes, Ugarte, Dorgu, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Hojlund
Where to watch Everton vs Man Utd ? Kick-off time and TV channel
Everton vs Man Utd kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday 22 February.
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 with a live stream available through the Discovery+ app.
