Everton vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League team news as teenager Kobbie Mainoo handed first start
Former England manager Terry Venables dies aged 80
Former England player and manager Terry Venables died at the age of 80
How the Farhad Moshiri era left Everton languishing on the brink of ruin
It was the sort of comment that might have been made in recent seasons when Everton were found in the relegation zone. “The position Everton finds itself in is of its own making,” came the damning conclusion. Except that this was the independent commission’s verdict on their financial position, referencing losses that topped £300m in three years and – crucially – where they were deemed to have lost £124.5m under the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability rules, £19.5m more than permitted.
Deducted 10 points as a punishment, the position Everton find themselves in now is 19th, level on points with bottom club Burnley. Privately, Sean Dyche may note they are still above his former employers, even though Vincent Kompany has spent the kind of sums he was never afforded. If 38 points became a footballing cliché, a byword for safety, Everton, who only actually mustered 36 last season, may have to target 48 this year.
How the Farhad Moshiri era left Everton languishing on the brink of ruin
The British-Iranian businessman has invested a lot of money into the club but the mismanagement of finances has left the Toffees in a precarious position
Sir Jim Ratcliffe considers former Liverpool sporting director to oversee Manchester United’s new era
The Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are still discussing the legal points of what the ownership structure of Manchester United would look like after INEOS’ takeover of a 25 percent stake, having agreed on the broad principles of the purchase.
The prospective deal has been described by those involved as one of the most complicated in the long recent list of football takeovers, due to the distinctive condition of the minority owner taking full control of the sporting side of the club.
It is understood that Ratcliffe’s eventual football staff would not have to run major decisions past the Glazers, as has been the case for the last decade.
Read the latest on Manchester United’s takeover news from Miguel Delaney:
INEOS considers ex-Liverpool sporting director to oversee Man Utd’s new era
INEOS is now finalising the separation with the Glazers with Sir Jim Ratcliffe ready to assume control of the sporting side of the club, and Michael Edwards, who left Anfield last year, is admired by the group
Kobbie Mainoo handed first Manchester United start
So who is Kobbie Mainoo?
The midfielder, who has replaced Christian Eriksen in the starting XI for the trip to Everton is a product of the academy.
He joined United at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract in May 2022.
He has only made three senior appearances before the clash with the Toffees, all of which came last season.
He played in the Carabao Cup against Charlton, FA Cup against Reading and in the 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester in February.
The 18-year-old picked up an injury at the start of the season, so his chances have been limited.
Mainoo has also represented the national side at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Everton fans fly plane over Etihad Stadium protesting the Premier League
plane over the Etihad Stadium during Manchester City’s clash against Liverpool with a banner reading: “Premier League = Corrupt #UTFT #EFC”
The protest comes on the back of an independent commission docking Everton 10-points for breaking the league’s profit and sustainability rules, a move which Toffees manager Sean Dyche described as ‘disproportionate’.
There is a lot of unrest on Merseyside towards the Premier League for the sanction, which has sent Everton into the relegation zone, with protest the latest part of the ongoing saga.
Everton fans fly plane over Etihad Stadium protesting the Premier League
The Toffees had a ten-point penalty placed on them which leaves them in the relegation zone
Everton vs Manchester United team news
Everton make one change from the side that beat Crystal Palace before the international break, as Amadou Onana has not recovered from a calf injury, with Idrissa Gueye starting.
Everton starting XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Doucoure, Calvert-Lewin
Everton vs Manchester United team news
Manchester United made three changes to the starting XI for the trip to Goodison Park.
Teenager Kobbie Mainoo was handed his first competitive start for the club in place of the injured Christian Eriksen.
Luke Shaw will return at left back, while Antony Martial will lead the line.
Manchester United XI: Onana, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Mainoo, McTominay, Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho, Martial
Everton vs Manchester United – confirmed team news
And the teams are in!
Everton: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner, Doucoure; Harrison, Calvert-Lewin, McNeil
Manchester United: Onana; Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Mainoo, McTominay, Fernandes; Garnacho, Martial, Rashford
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