Who: Everton vs Manchester United
What: English Premier League
Where: Goodison Park, Liverpool, United Kingdom
When: Saturday at 12:30pm (12:30 GMT)
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Ruben Amorim, the head coach of Manchester United, says he is completely focused on Everton in the Premier League on Saturday and won’t be distracted by the UEFA Europa League draw against Real Sociedad.
On Friday, the Red Devils and the Spaniards met in the last 16 of Europe. The competition represents United’s best chance of reaching next season’s Champions League, which also had its draw for the next round made at the event in Nyon, Switzerland.
In the first match of the Premier League on Saturday, Amorim’s side are currently 15th in the English top flight, one point behind their hosts at Goodison Park.
“I just want to win against Everton”, Amorim told reporters at his pre-match news conference. “We have a lot of issues to resolve in every game because we are in a difficult situation in the Premier League.”
It is not the best way to do my job if I watch our performances and concentrate on Real Sociedad or consider trophies at the same time.
Everton and United are 13 and 12 points clear of each other in each of their last five games in order to clear the relegation zone.
Amorim’s side have lost three of their last four games in the Premier League, including their most recent encounter with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, making the trip to the Toffees even more difficult.
Spurs were able to surpass Man Utd in the bottom half thanks to their 1-0 victory over Man Utd. twitter.com/33dKNcNf3M
Only four of his last 14 league games have been won by the Portuguese coach, who took over at Old Trafford in November as manager under Erik ten Hag. He will come face to face with David Moyes, the man who replaced Alex Ferguson as United manager in 2013, in Saturday’s match.
Amorim acknowledged that the Old Trafford-based club have plenty of work to do to turn around England’s most admired club, despite the fact that United haven’t won the Premier League title since Ferguson’s final season.
Amorim remarked, “We are in a difficult situation in the Premier League, and we have a lot of issues to resolve in every game.” We have more problems than solutions. That is clear.
“What I see in training is they are improving and creating relationships.
” Even the sounds of the training is different. We must take that step and see it in the game.
“We are bonding, and we understand the way we want to play, but in the game, we struggle a lot”.
Everton team news
Abdoulaye Doucoure, who was sent off in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool, is back at Everton after serving a one-game suspension.
The Toffees ‘ injury list remains a lengthy one, however, with eight players absent, including Iliman Ndiaye, Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Team news for Manchester United
Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte, and Leny Yoro’s return to Goodison Park have boosted Amorim’s chances of a turnaround in their previous victories.
However, Amad Diallo, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw are among those who remain on a lengthy injury list.
Head-to-Head
In their 196th game, Manchester United won 91 of the games while Everton won 56 of them.
The Toffees have lost five of their last five Premier League matches against United.
Your Premier League campaign begins today (pic). twitter.com/vJO1yPNoyZ
Source: Aljazeera
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