Manchester United were branded ‘very average’ after their 4-0 victory over Everton.
Ruben Amorim secured his first Premier League win since replacing Erik ten Hag as United thumped Everton at Old Trafford.
Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee both scored two goals to send Manchester United into the top-half of the Premier League, suddenly just four points outside the Champions League places.
Despite putting struggling Everton to the sword, United’s performance against Sean Dyche’s side was branded ‘very average’ by former Premier League striker Dean Ashton.
‘I didn’t think Manchester United were very good at all,’ Ashton, who played one game for England, said on Sky Sports.
‘Once they got those two goals in the first half they looked a lot more comfortable in possession and were able to get through Everton a bit better.
‘There were moments on the counter-attack when they looked electric and that’s because they’ve got players that are very good at that.
‘But the stats highlight what the game was like. United had an XG of 0.78 yet they’ve won 4-0. There was hardly anything between the teams looking at the XG.
‘That will give them confidence and maybe gloss over what was actually a very average performance from Manchester United.
‘I was actually impressed with Everton, yet it’s 4-0 and a real worry with the games they’ve got coming up.’
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