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New Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is yet to taste defeat since he arrived in England and he will be looking to claim his first Premier League victory when Everton turn up at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Manchester United have not been beaten in all competitions since they sacked Eric Ten Hag as manager and Amorim will be hoping his second Premier League game results in all three points.
The Red Devils won three matches and drew one under interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy before Amorim took over.
Since the Portuguese manager has been at Old Trafford he has overseen a draw against Ipswich Town in the Premier League and a 3-2 Europa League win over Bodo/Glimt.
United are still a million miles away from being a major force in English football again, but they have to start somewhere and things look promising under Amorim.
In his two matches in charge, Amorim has made a number of changes to check out what players he has at his disposal. He has even got minutes out of the likes of Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Anthony.
We expect Amorim to make more changes on Sunday as he has virtually a full squad with Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire the only ones with an injury.
Everton might not be in the relegation places, but their season is far from a success so far.
The Toffees are currently in 15th position on the Premier League ladder with just two wins under their belt.
Sean Dyche’s men have failed to win any of their last four Premier League matches. They may have lost just one of those four games, but they have failed to find the back of the net in three consecutive games.
There is a lot of pressure on striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who only has two goals to his name all season. He needs to find some form in front of goal if Everton are going to start picking up maximum points.
Their leading goalscorer in the Premier League is Dwight McNeil with three, while defender Michael Keane has two. This is not good enough for a team looking to stay in the Premier League.
Seamus Coleman is still out injured with a hamstring problem, while James Garner and Timothy Iroegbunam are still a few weeks away from returning.
Manchester United have won 90 of their 193 meetings with the Toffees with the Merseyside club coming out victorious 56 times.
The Red Devils have won 56 of their 90 wins on home soil at Old Trafford.
United won their last meeting at Old Trafford against Everton last season with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford both scoring penalties in a 2-0 success.
Everton last won at Old Trafford back in 2013 when Bryan Oviedo scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 success.
Manchester United are currently in 12th position with 16 points, but they are only three points outside the top six in a very congested mid table.
The Toffees are five points and three places behind United and are only two points ahead of Ipswich Town who occupy the third and final relegation spot.
United might not be title challengers any time soon, but they should be too strong for Everton as the pleasant honeymoon period for Amorim continues.
A victory for Manchester United will give them belief they can resurrect something from this season, while Everton need to start scoring goals and picking up maximum points in order to avoid yet another relegation fight.
Old Trafford might not be the fortress it used to be for United, but they are the clear favourites to win this game. They can be backed at 8/15 with Bet365 to take all three points on home soil.
Everton are outsiders at 5/1 to win at Old Trafford for the first time in 11 years, while the draw can be backed at 16/5.
A lot of Manchester United players have been given a second chance under Amorim and one of those players is striker Rasmus Hojlund.
The 21-year-old Denmark striker has only scored once in the Premier League this season, but his brace against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday could see him start against Everton and he should be full of confidence.
Hojlund needs to take his chance this season or he could be replaced once Amorim figures out what he needs to take this team forward.
We are backing Hojlund to take his Europa League form into the Premier League and find the back of the net for United against England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
It is safe to say that without Pickford in goal for Everton they would be in serious trouble. He has made some wonderful saves to keep his team in matches, he just wishes his strikers and midfielders would start pulling their weight as well.
Everton have not scored in the Premier League since they drew 1-1 at home with Fulham. They have registered two goalless draws and one 1-0 defeat.
The frontmen in Blue do not fill me with confidence that they can go to Old Trafford and score, so along with Hojlund scoring we are backing No for both teams to score.
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