Distin returned to the pitch after a brief treatment.

Manchester United once again sent a corner kick from Valencia, and Gao Xiaodong was still preparing a long-range shot and rushing to the spot at the edge of the box.

Everton are a team that is very good at playing around top teams on the road.

Against Tottenham, David Moyes prepared a clever tactic to deflate Tottenham at White Hart Lane and Everton at the Emirates Stadium to make it impossible for Arsenal to play the kind of controlled football they usually do at home. Away at Manchester City, Everton played a very good defensive performance and managed to win 2-1. In the FA Cup, Everton knocked out Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Now facing Manchester United, and they have to go all out, their defense is very tenacious and thorough, and this time they didn't give Gao Xiaodong and other players a chance to rush to the top, Phil. Neville stubbornly pegged Gao Xiaodong, making Gao Xiaodong a step slower when he grabbed points.

Distin kept Rio Ferdinand out and Evans headed the ball off the line under Gagigil's top guard.

Such a defence was just a microcosm of United's attack, and for most of the first half, the game was rarely played in the United half, and it was entirely a drill-play between the Reds' attacking five and Everton's four defenders and four midfielders, and the Reds were rarely able to find space and create chances in Everton's gaps, and the occasional shot created was always wasted by interference or hasty kicking.

Seeing that more than 30 minutes had passed, Manchester United still could not rewrite the score on the field, which made Manchester United's players very anxious, not only the two full-backs pressed through the half, but even the central defenders Rio Ferdinand and Evans also stood on the halfway line.

This is also the fear that there is no offside when the opponent counter-attacks over the halfway line, otherwise the Manchester United players will even want to press into the 30-metre area of Everton.

Manchester United is not the kind of team with very delicate technical coordination, their attack relies on impact, and now they have pressed Everton to their own 30-meter area, Manchester United's own characteristics can not play, can only pass around the periphery of the Everton penalty area, but there is no way to penetrate into the penalty area, and occasionally two long-range shots are also blocked by defenders.

It is dangerous for United to have empty possession and no way to finish a dangerous shot on goal, and once Everton hit back, the space for the Reds to sprint at the back is comparable to that of a vast grassland.

In the 40th minute of the game, Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot hit the defender and popped up, Everton finally got the ball, Rodwell grabbed the landing point and passed the ball to Osman, who found the fullback Baines who was quickly inserted.

Bynes is one of the sharpest points of Everton's attack, his side breakthroughs and passes are very threatening, Everton was pressed and beaten by Manchester United in the first half today, Bynes has a very heavy defensive task, and there are not many opportunities to counterattack,

This time, seeing his teammate get the ball, Baines cut in as soon as possible, and teammate Osman passed the ball to him unexpectedly.

Baines ran wide and Valencia were in hot pursuit.

Valencia's speed is extremely fast, after Baines rushed into the 30-meter area, he felt Valencia's breathing more and more clearly, knowing that he couldn't get rid of Manchester United's winger, he immediately made a sharp stop, got rid of Valencia, and passed to the middle to find his striker Beckford.

Beckford, flanked by Rio Ferdinand and Evans, was unable to break through the United defence and stopped the ball and crossed to Osman, who was thrust into the ribs.

Rio Ferdinand moved quickly to the ribs to defend Ottoman.

Osman received the ball and quickly burst into the penalty area and hit the goal with his feet.

Ferdinand, who has a lot of experience, guessed that Osman was going to hit the goal, and he went straight to block it.

Ferdinand had good timing to block, but the ball bounced off his foot and towards goal.

The change of direction frightened Rio Ferdinand, the United players and the fans, and the goalkeeper was the most afraid of the refracted ball, and it was too late to save.

But United were lucky, as Van der Sar had moved to the left side of the net, the ball bounced right off his leg and was kicked off the touchline by Anderson, who was chased back into the box.

Although Everton's counterattack did not score, but the threat was not small, the United were taken aback, after snatching Everton's throw-in, the two central defenders pressed not so close, in order to prevent the three lines from disconnecting, Anderson also had to retreat, so that the pressure on the Everton defense in the front of Manchester United was reduced a lot.

United couldn't break down Everton's defence, and Everton couldn't organise a counter-attack, and the first half came to the final minute in a fierce battle in midfield.

United ran out of time to be patient, and Rafael played a 45-degree long ball into the box to find Wayne Rooney and Hernandez in the box.

Obviously, such a pass is a gamble on luck, and Rooney and Hernandez have no hope of grabbing the landing point.

The ball was unsurprisingly pushed out by Distin, the ball was grabbed by Anderson, Anderson quickly knocked to Gao Xiaodong in the middle, and Gao Xiaodong volleyed a shot.

This time, Gao Xiaodong's shot went through the gap, but Everton goalkeeper Howard seemed to find his sense after returning to his old club's stadium, and Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot from a good angle was saved by him.

United took a corner kick from Nani, which was flown out of the box by the goalkeeper before referee Jones blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

After the break, United made a substitution, with veteran Paul Scholes coming on to replace Anderson, and United's midfield was no longer set up with a purely defensive player.

Although this is a bit risky, Ferguson is very sober in judging the situation, the opponent is dense defensive, and there is not much to fight back, Anderson has a small role on the field, and it is not as good as a veteran, let the veteran Scholes organize the attack, looking for flaws in the Everton defence.

After the veteran Paul Scholes came on the field, he took over most of Gao Xiaodong's organizational work, and Gao Xiaodong could go all out to attack Everton's penalty area.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Scholes went straight to Rooney, Rooney held the defender and flicked the ball, and Gao Xiaodong quickly burst into the left side of the penalty area and shot at a small angle.

Howard was in a good position, he blocked Gao Xiaodong's shot angle, and the ball hit Howard and bounced out.

Scholes and Gao Xiaodong sent tactical corners, Gao Xiaodong burst into the box, hoisted the ball to the back post, Valencia volleyed in from the outside of the box, and the ball hit the side-netting.

In the 60th minute, Manchester United played the most exciting combination of the game, Scholes split the side, Gao Xiaodong, Valencia and Rooney made a succession of shots on the side of the penalty area, and finally Gao Xiaodong's heel knocked Hernandez, Hernandez fell to the ground and swept from 13 yards in the penalty area.

United's cross-cutting combination was dazzling, with Hernandez shooting but the defenders didn't react.

However, Howard, who returned to Old Trafford, was in great form, reaching out to keep the ball out of the line before he had time to get off the ground.