Cristiano Ronaldo’s 700th goal in club football helped Manchester United come from behind to beat Everton 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.Ronaldo, introduced as a first-half substitute following an injury to Anthony Martial, found the net with a low, left-footed strike at the end of a back-and-forth opening period at Goodison Park.Alex Iwobi had earlier taken advantage of Casemiro’s error to put Everton ahead with a long-range strike, with Antony levelling to maintain his fine start to life in England.
Erik ten Hag’s men produced a controlled display following Ronaldo’s intervention, keeping Everton at arm’s length to go fifth in the Premier League table, one point adrift of the top four.Casemiro’s first Premier League start turned sour when he was caught in possession by Amadou Onana five minutes in, allowing Iwobi to curl a brilliant effort beyond David De Gea and into the top-right corner.
Everton’s lead lasted just 10 minutes, however, as Antony darted onto Martial’s well-timed pass to tuck a neat finish into the bottom-left corner.An injury to Martial led to Ronaldo’s introduction shortly before Casemiro squandered a golden opportunity, heading wide when racing onto Bruno Fernandes’ in-swinging cross.Casemiro did register an assist on the stroke of half-time, but the plaudits will go to Ronaldo after he coolly fired between Jordan Pickford’s legs to bring up his landmark.Marcus Rashford was denied a late third goal following a VAR review when he appeared to handle the ball before rounding Pickford, before De Gea kept Joe Garner’s effort out with a stunning fingertip save to secure the win.
