Everton vs Manchester United team news and line-ups LIVE: Wayne Rooney and Luke Shaw miss out with Eric Bailly on the bench, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan starts
United make the short trip to Goodison Park to take on a Toffees side in a poor run of form
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EVERTON will look to get their season back on track when Manchester United make the short trip to Goodison Park.
Ronald Koeman's side are really struggling at present but welcome back James McCarthy to the bench for the clash.
Seamus Coleman starts for the home side, whilst Muhamed Besic is a long-term absentee.
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Wayne Rooney will definitely not feature after picking up a fifth yellow card of the season in the EFL Cup win over West Ham.
United are also light at the back, with Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw out, but Eric Bailly is deemed fit for the bench.
Ten facts to know
- Everton have lost four of their last five meetings with Manchester United in all competitions (W1), with the most recent of those defeats coming in the FA Cup semi-final last season.
- Manchester United have won at Goodison Park on 15 occasions in the Premier League; at no other away venue have they won more often in competition history.
- The Toffees have won three of their last four Premier League games against the Red Devils at Goodison Park (L1); this after winning just three of their previous 20 in the competition beforehand.
- Romelu Lukaku has played for Everton on six occasions in the league against Manchester United without scoring; his most against one team without finding the net for the Toffees.
- Wayne Rooney has scored just once in his last six league games against his former club, though this was in this fixture last October.
- No duo has created more chances for each other in the Premier League this season than Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (16).
- Everton have outrun their opponents on just one occasion this season (vs Swansea); a league-low.
- After winning four of his first five Premier League matches with Everton (D1), Ronald Koeman has won just once in his last eight in charge of the Toffees (D3 L4).
- Zlatan Ibrahmovic now has seven Premier League goals this season for Manchester United; more than twice as many as any other Red Devils player (Mata and Rashford – three goals).
- Yannick Bolasie has more PL assists for Everton this season (4 in 12 apps) than he managed for Crystal Palace since the start of last season (3 in 27 apps).
- This is Manchester United's worst start to a Premier League season after 13 games, collecting just 20 points.
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