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REPORT: Everton deal huge blow to United's top four hopes (4-0)


Everton hit four past Manchester United to deal a massive blow to the Red Devils' top-four ambitions in a comfortable win at Goodison Park.


Richarlison scored a brilliant opener, with Gylfi Sigurdsson's long-range strike beating David de Gea not long after.


Lucas Digne added another beautiful goal to make it three and Theo Walcott composed himself to wrap up the match.


United are in sixth-place, and two points below Arsenal in fourth - who also lost on Sunday afternoon.


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Richarlison produced a strong early save from de Gea and couldn't convert the rebound but the £50m made up for it not long after.


A corner led to the Brazil striker acrobatically volleying the ball beyond the Spanish goalkeeper - to leave him no chance.


Sigurdsson started an Everton counter-attack; kept the ball for a while, slowed the game down before striking from 35-yards to double the hosts' tally.


Everton's energy was causing Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's team all sorts of problems and the desire and passion from the home side was outmatching the visitors.


Shortly after the second-half started, Digne volleyed in after Chris Smalling's header from a corner fell to the left-back on the edge of the box.


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Things got even worse for United when Sigurdsson turned provider, finding the speedy Walcott, who then tucked the ball past de Gea.


Solksjaer apologised to the fans after the match, with the side losing its fifth successive away game in all competitions.


It was also United's heaviest league defeat since 2016 - where they lost 4-0 at Stamford Bridge to Chelsea.

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