Manchester United 3-1 Everton: Marcus Rashford slots late penalty to put the icing on the cake as Erik ten Hag’s men cruise through to FA Cup fourth round and heap misery on Toffees

And that’s the final action at Old Trafford as United make it seven wins from seven. 

Everton ultimately come unstuck for their ninth loss in 12, and their are banners unfurled reading “sack the board”. 

It’s 3-1, and a Rashford-inspired United are through to the next round after a blistering cup tie this evening. 

A brilliant game, and thank you one and all for joining us. 

We hope to see you in the next one and we hope that you enjoyed the game as much as we did.

Bye for now!

Rashford sits Pickford down and sends it into the bottom right after a stuttering run up. 

Game, set and match now surely?

Garnacho comes flying into the box, but a hand in the back from Godfrey pushes the Argentine to the ground and United have a chance to wrap things up. 

Soft, but VAR has no complaints. 

Rashford to take…

United go back towards their home with the second, but it is sent long and Bruno brings it down with a sumptuous touch, before firing in a cross from the left with the outside of his right boot across the goal but – again – there’s nobody on the end of it. 

Real quality and deserved someone on the end of it. 

A flurry of corners at the end of the game, after Godfrey does really well to stop a blistering Rashford inside the box. 

United go short and win a second corner after Rashford fires it off Gordon to buy a follow up. 

Gray has an effort saved, after his scuffed shot almost caught De Gea out – that would really cap off a poor night from the Spaniard. 

After a brief venture forward, United concede another corner.

It is cleared, but a follow up is floated towards the back post dangerously, but there is nobody on the end of it. 

Six minutes added on here. 

There was a lengthy stoppage for that injury to Iwobi earlier on. 

Pickford is very particular with his wall as he spends an age making sure everything is absolutely perfect. 

Rashford takes, and his dipping bending effort is well saved by Pickford, who tips over the bar. 

It’s cleared well by Everton, but Onana gives away a dangerous free-kick after a poor foul on Martinez. 

Booking in there too for Onana.

The effervescent Rashford somehow still has some juice in those legs, and wins a corner off Coady after some more tantalising footwork. 

Maguire takes what seems like half an age to take a free-kick, but at last he sends it out to the left and play gets back underway – with Everton fans all too aware of the timewasting tactics that are going on. 

But Everton quickly get it back and Gordon links up with Godfrey to release Doucoure free down the right.

However, World Cup winner Martinez is there and uses his body brilliantly to ease Godfrey off the ball with Doucoure in close company. 

Maguire and McTominay on for Eriksen and Antony respectively. 

United clearly trying to close this one out now. 

Just as the first half opened up in the final few minutes, so has this one. 

First Rashford looks to drive through the middle of the pitch, but then after he is rebuffed Everton come right back down the other end.

McNeill sends a cross to Calvert-Lewin but it is well cut out. 

The visitors will come again, though.

Gordon on for Coleman and Mykolenko for McNeill. 

Same 5-3-2 shape but with out-and-out wing-backs now.

Brilliant, brilliant piece of skill from Antony, who roulettes his way through two defenders, but his compatriot Fred can’t do it justice, as he miscontrols and loses the ball. 

Looks like an attacking double change is incoming for the visitors as Lampard looks to push for that all-important equaliser. 

That goal-that-wasn’t-a-goal seems to have given Everton a bit more belief that they can grab a late goal here. 

Some more silky footwork from Gray wins Everton a throw high up the pitch, and now Fred and Coleman are sharing some words. 

We’re heading for a brilliant final stage to this game now. 

Martinez is on for Malacia. 

You’d imagine Shaw moves over to the left now. 

It’s been chalked off after a very, very tight offside call. 

Gray had broken down the right before flashing the cross in for Calvert-Lewin, but he mist-times his run by a split second. 

It had been brilliant work by Gray, who wriggled free of a couple of defenders before firing the cross in, but to no avail!

Calvert-Lewin has the ball in the back of the net, but will it count…

Garnacho is straight into the game, but he’s well crowded out by Coleman. 

The young Argentine had looked to give him the slip, but the veteran right-back wasn’t falling for it. 

Casemiro and Martial off, Fred and Garnacho on. 

Everton are enjoying a bit of time off defending now, as United keep it round the back. 

Calvert-Lewin straight into the action as he closes down high up the pitch. 

It’s Maupay off for Calvert-Lewin.

Rashford is down again under the challenge of Doucoure out on the left and wins another free-kick. 

Very naive defending from the midfielder, and he receives a booking. 

Rashford was going nowhere and nobody around him. 

Eriksen goes short to Fernandes, who unleashes an unbelievable strike from 25 yards with plenty of dip and swerve and Pickford dives to tip just over the bar. 

It’s Mykolenko who has the shot in the box, but the replay looks like it flicks against a United hand, but it would have been hugely unjust to give that. 

United, down the other end, win a free-kick after Rashford is taken out on the left in a dangerous position for the hosts. 

Doucoure embarks on a buccaneering run through the middle, and Gray picks up the ball and flashes across the box, but De Gea halfheartedly clears. 

Everton look to come again though…

Malacia cranks up a shot for what seems like an age before unleashing, but it is well blocked. 

United have been boxing Everton in for a few minutes now, but Maupay wins the free-kick from a clumsy Luke Shaw and they can clear their lines for a brief respite. 

It’s good work from Rashford who draws the defender in, as Godfrey is beaten to the ball by the forward and clips his ankle to receive a booking. 

It’s a poor delivery, and it flies clean over the top of every head in the crowded box. 

The taunts have started already from the United fans as they tell Lampard he’s “getting sacked in the morning!’  

I’m sure the ex-Chelsea legend knows full well the pressure on his shoulders going into this one, but his side showed some fine stuff in the first half, they just need to find that attacking drive once more. 

But United are upping their intensity levels now, and they win another corner.

Rashford has the wind at his back in this half – every time he gets the ball he looks like sitting down a handful of defenders. 

Such an exciting player to watch in full flow and with a smile on his face. 

All United so far this half, and Shaw and Varane get what feels like their first touches on the ball in a long old time. 

Where United allowed Everton back into the first half, Antony looks to make it three in double time. 

The Brazilian bobs and weaves on the edge of the box before unleashing his shot, which is comfortably saved by Pickford. 

Coady puts it into the same net he did earlier!

It goes from bad to worse for Everton. Rashford does brilliantly after picking up the ball wide on the left. 

He stands up Coleman, who can’t touch him in the box, before flashing it across the six-yard box and cannoning off Coady for an own goal. 

That sub does now go through, and Doucoure comes on for Iwobi. 

The 9000-some Everton fans stand and applaud as Iwobi is taken off with a few rounds of “Oh, Alex Iwobi!” ringing out. 

The match continues with Everton down to 10. 

Doucoure is getting stripped and ready to come on in Iwobi’s place.

It looks like the Nigerian midfielder’s night is done. 

The Everton players are crowded around their team-mate on the deck, and it looks like a stretcher is being brought out. 

Nightmare start to the half for Lampard. 

Iwobi has stayed down here and looks to be in some pain. 

The replays show that his went over on his right ankle, and it looks like his game could be over here…

And it’s United straight into the attack, with a Martial early burst into the box. 

But a stray pass from Casemiro allows Iwobi to break clear and Malacia gets back brilliantly to shut down the ex-Arsenal man. 

Bruno Fernandes gets us going again for the second half. 

Both sides coming back onto the field now as we approach kick-off in the second half. 

And here’s what Lee Dixon had to say about that blunder…

‘David De Gea has had an absolute nightmare there. I’m not sure where he thinks the ball is going.

‘What is he doing! I cannot believe what I’ve just seen. He’s one of the best goalkeepers in the world at making save with his feet but on that occasion, just put your gloves on it. What is going through his head!’

The big moment so far has of course been De Gea’s mistake. 

Onana knocked the ball in towards the near post, where Maupay steamed onto it and had a shot at goal. 

The French striker’s shot comes off the post, ricochets off seemingly every part of both of De Gea’s legs before bobbling through to Coady who is on the goal line to slam home the equaliser. 

Really, really poor stuff from the Spanish stopper – especially when he was once considered one of the leading keepers with his feet. 

A very entertaining game so far at Old Trafford. 

Both sides have been aggressive, and both sides have launched plenty of attacks at their opponents, and full credit to the visitors for getting themselves back into the game – De Gea howler or not. 

There was a feeling prior to the game that Everton had to make the game a bit of a fight if they were to get something out of it, and that’s exactly what they’ve done. 

And that’s that!

Half-time in what’s been a brilliant FA Cup tie in Manchester. 

Antony’s quick opener was cancelled out by a Coady equaliser not long after. 

But it was all about the shocking goalkeeping from De Gea, who let the ball slip between him and the post for the English defender to stab home the goal for Everton. 

Great half of football – end-to-end action throughout. Will we get more of the same in the second half?

Stick with us to find out!

It comes into the centre, but Tarkowski thumps it clear. 

But only as far as Shaw, who sends another ball in, and Godfrey clears again. 

Everton look prepared to just sit back for the last minute or so of this one…

Martial wins the hosts a corner right at the end of the half, which Shaw will take. 

Two more minutes to be added on here. 

United are camped outside the Everton box now, and Rashford has a shot blocked.

But the visitors are relieved as Gray carries the ball away at pace and is taken down first, before Maupay follows him to win the free-kick on the halfway line for Everton. 

They’ve really grown into this one, have the toffees. 

Gray sets off on a brilliant run down the left, cutting Eriksen inside and out before cutting back into space. 

But as brilliant as the run was, the pass was just as bad. 

He finds none other than Luke Shaw, who gratefully knocks it back to David de Gea to clear. 

Gray has been the danger man for Everton – if he had brought his passing boots with him to Old Trafford, they might be closer to a second goal by now. 

That would have been some finish. 

A few cute, intricate passes out on the right-hand side and the ball finds Eriksen towards the edge of the box.

The Dane aims a curler at the top-left corner and it floats only narrowly over the bar, That would have been some goal. 

Malacia is struggling to contain Coleman at the minute, with the Irishman proving difficult to stop down the right. 

He makes a run in behind the Dutch left-back and looks to be in the clear, but is flagged offside. 

It’s Varane who is showing off his skills now, as he absolutely sends Gueye to the shops with a drop of the shoulder inside the Everton box. 

He plays it back into the middle and it’s cut out by Everton, who send it down the other end for a breather. 

Fernandes looks to be struggling with an issue. 

He’s hobbling a touch and holding the outside of his right hip. 

Brilliant play here from Everton as Maupay controls fantastically on the halfway line as Everton begin to come forward with further regularity. 

The cross in for Gana in the middle is poor though and United come back at the Toffees. 

They look to be in a good position, before Casemiro’s pass is cut out.

A sweeping United move sees them ping it from left to right and suddenly Eriksen is clear in the box, but his shot is cleared. 

In the next phase of attack it’s Malacia with the shot, but he’s closed down brilliantly on the edge of the box. 

Gray now taking the attack to United, but a miscontrol from Iwobi allows United to get out, and his shot at Pickford from range is blocked on the line by his compatriot. 

Really frenetic end-to-end match this so far. 

You can tell where Everton think the threat is going to come from – they’ve been doubling up on Rashford for the opening half hour so far. 

He’s crowded out, but it doesn’t stop his side getting the cross in towards the back post. 

But there’s nobody there and it goes out for a goal kick. 

Bruno Fernandes leaves a little something extra on Idrissa Gueye and is booked for his efforts. 

A bit of a tangle between Rashford and Godfrey. 

Remember, Godfrey got in Haaland’s head – and face – when Everton played City a week or so ago. 

Rashford is not happy with Godfrey’s actions and is visibly frustrated, although to eb fair the defender did haul him to the turf off the pitch, so it’s pretty justified. 

Everton continue to play out the back from goal, but at last Pickford sends the ball long. 

And it works – the knock down is picked up by Gueye in midfield, and now the Toffees can look to build an attack. 

Tarkowski looks to play Mykolenko in, but it’s just too far ahead of the left-back. 

Better though from Everton. 

Onana hobbles around a bit but is alright to continue. 

Everton are winning the ball back more often in their half now, but their out-ball is basically non-existent. 

There needs to be a better transitional move from the Toffees, because it’s not working when they try to play out of their half on the ground. 

Despite that shock equaliser, United are playing with great confidence and belief as they move the ball around the pitch.

Onana looks like he’s given it away on the edge of the box, but somehow keeps hold of it despite a couple of 50-50 challenges flying in from the hosts. 

He stays down though and receives treatment. 

The start of this game has certainly lived up to the billing – two goals inside 20 minutes, and an end-to-end affair to boot. 

Martial has another strike at goal after Everton fail to clear a routine cross, but it is well blocked by Tarkowski. 

And Martial are almost back in front. 

Eriksen plays it into Martial, who plays a nice one-two with Rashford. 

The Frenchman bursts into the box to take his shot, but Pickford is equal to it and keeps his side in it!

Coady gets it and it’s far from conventional. 

Everton are sent back after a corner but they keep hold of the ball and Onana picks up the ball on the edge of the box and sends it towards the near post. 

Coady – seemingly out of nowhere – arrives in front of De Gea to poke home at the near post, with the Spanish keeper with one hand on the post as it trickles past him to Coady, who taps home in disbelief.

Terrible goalkeeping, but Everton won’t care!

Wow that’ll wake the visiting fans up!

Gray is given far too much space on the edge of the box, and the forward has a crack. 

He’s a lick of paint away from an equaliser, as it crashes into the post and deflects behind off De Gea’s back. 

Again, Everton look to break out of their own half, but the pass out is cut off by a red shirt and they’re instantly running back towards their own goal. 

Rashford picks the ball up on the left and takes on a few Toffees defenders before laying off to Eriksen, who has a shot blocked.

Casemirio then has a go and it goes out for a goal kick. 

United have a bit of swagger in their step when they come forward – largely because Everton look terrified of making a tackle.

The Toffees look shell-shocked, but are starting to keep the ball a little better, although they’re not going anywhere with it. 

Well, as starts go, that’s quite a good one from United isn’t it?

Lampard has an incredible poker face – it looks like he’s been turned to stone. 

United almost get a second after Martial has a dig from outside the box after being given a few yards of space. 

Antony gets the opener after just four minutes at Old Trafford. 

It comes from almost nothing, with the ball being switched out to Marcus Rashford on the left. 

Rashford takes on Godfrey and after no tackles comes in he just plays it across the box to the back post, where the Brazilian was waiting to tap in to the open net!

Gret start for United. Horrendous start for Everton. 

Everton have the ball early on, but their brief spell of possession comes to an end as Pickford looks for Iwobi with a long raking ball over the top. 

United then get there first touches of the ball and move up the pitch before the visitors win a free-kick. 

Still not quite used to seeing Shaw play at centre-back, but I’m sure Erik ten Hag knows a slight amount more than I do about tactics. 

Everton get us going as the FA Cup third round gets started at Old Trafford.

Here we go then, it’s almost time to kick off!

It was pretty loud a few moments ago, but it’s gone up a notch now if anything. 

They’re out on the pitch, with the stadium announcer running through the United side to start, with each name greeted by rapturous roars. 

And, as you’d imagine, all the Everton names received a less than welcoming response. 

They’re lining up in the tunnels making ready to come out on to the pitch now.

Shoulder to shoulder at Old Trafford, occasions don’t get much bigger than that, do they?

This one already has the feel of a real ‘cup tie’.

Casemiro has been called ‘the cement between the bricks’ by Roy Keane in the studio. 

He has given the hosts a brilliant solidity that they’ve bee lacking for so long now, and looks to be a very transformative signing indeed. 

Also, ‘the cement between the bricks’ – incredible nickname. 

The warm ups are over, it’s almost time to get underway.

Old Trafford is already roaring, but it’s the away fans that are making the most noise at the moment.

Right, just ten minutes to go now!

It’s a huge game to kick off this weekend’s FA Cup action, but who will come out on top?

Massive game for both sides, for different reasons of course, but expect some thrilling action at Old Trafford this evening!

It’s more or less the same side that drew against Man City for Everton tonight, but Calvert-Lewin is out, and Lampard has explained why. 

‘Dominic felt some fatigue during the Brighton game and then specifically the morning after.

‘Yesterday we had a long chat – the medical team’s advice and Dom’s feeling was that to start and play 90 minutes was probably a personal risk for him, so we had to consider that.’

Erik ten Hag shares his thoughts on the game, as well as explains some of his team choices. 

Luke Shaw looks set for a few more minutes at centre-back tonight. 

Two very contrasting sides on our hands here. 

This is now the first time in a long time that United look to be approaching their best from years gone by – six games in a row unbeaten, the likes of Rashford and Martial back scoring, and a bit of an identity creeping into the side. 

And then Everton look to be the complete opposite – without a win in their last seven, only 14 goals scored in the league. 

But could tonight be the night that Lampard begins to revive his career at Goodison Park?

A whopping 209 meetings between these two in the past – 12 of those of course coming in this competition in the past.

91 wins for United, 71 for Everton – but who will come out on top tonight?

A huge achievement for David de Gea tonight. 

A lot of young players would bite your hand off for just one appearance for a club like United. 

Tonight the Spanish keeper will feature for the 511th time for the Red Devils – putting him 10th on the all-time list. 

Not too shabby.

The away side have been out on the pitch…

We couldn’t have a Man United game and not mention him!

He’s not been gone long, but could Manchester United be about to help former star Cristiano Ronaldo out following his acrimonious departure?

The forward is yet to be registered for Al Nassr despite his simply stupendous £175m-a-year deal at the club – but a loan swoop for Vincent Aboubakar could prove decisive.

For more, read below.

And now for a nose round the home dressing room!

And the Toffees could lose yet another defensive player in the transfer market. 

Their 29-year-old centre-back Michael Keane may be under contract until 2025, but he could be on his way out of Goodison Park, with Southampton interested in his services. 

The defender – capped 12 times for England – is wanted on loan by the Saints, but his current side are only interested in a permanent departure. 

For the full story, click below. 

The visitors look to veteran Seamus Coleman in defence after a nasty injury to Scottish right-back Nathan Patterson. 

The 21-year-old is set for a six-week spell on the sidelines. 

For all the information, see below. 

United’s player of the month keeps his place in the side, and what a season Marcus Rashford has been having so far!

12 goals and four assists so far this season for his club off the back of a poor 2021-22 campaign – but can he add to his tally tonight?

Three full-backs in the side for United – you’d expect that one of them will be filling in at centre-back with Varane, with Maguire and Lindelof both out the team. 

Antony comes back in, supporting Martial with Rashford to form a quite formidable attack. 

For the Toffees, it’s a defensive team that will be on show tonight, with Godfrey, Coady and Tarkowski all in the side, although it remains to be seen how they will line-up on the pitch. 

A return for Maupay up top to lead the line – he’s only had the one goal all season, so hopefully for Everton fans he’s been saving himself for a big performance. 

Four changes from Everton, with Coleman, Godfrey, Maupay and Onana coming into the side as Everton look to play with a back five against United tonight. 

As for the hosts, it’s four changes too from the side that beat Bournemouth three days ago. 

And it’s another change of shape, seemingly, with Dalot and Malacia coming in with Shaw keeping his place. Varane and Antony also ome into the side, with Van de Beek, Maguire, Lindelof and Wan Bissaka dropping out. 

Here we go then – your teams for tonight!

The team arrived at Old Trafford pretty early, and the fans are not long behind them. 

Not a game that anyone would want to miss, this one, and these spectators at least have made an early start for their seats!

Frank Lampard has oddly never lost an FA Cup tie against Manchester United.

He beat them twice and drew once as a player, and then beat them in the semi-finals of the 2019-20 competition with Chelsea, although he went on to lose the final to Arsenal.

Perhaps the boss is the lucky charm that Everton need to get their season back on track with a statement win tonight then?

And Erik ten Hag has increased his side’s chances tonight by turning Old Trafford into something of a fortress. 

Following the victory over Bournemouth three days ago, the Red Devils have not conceded in the league since September!

Old Trafford. The Theatre of Dreams. One of football’s greatest venues.

But not for the Toffees, who have won just once in their last 29 trips to play United.

Their last win was a 1-0 victory in December 2013 – when former Everton boss David Moyes was in fact in charge of the Red Devils.

It’s coincidentally Everton’s first away game in the FA Cup against United since a quarter-final loss in the 1982-83 tournament.

But as far as third round records go, United’s is pretty hard to top 

In their last 37 attempts, United have only ever lost in the third round twice, which bodes well for tonight.

But the bad news is that both of those defeats came at home in the last 13 years.

The Red Devils were beaten by historic rivals Leeds in 2009-10, and Swansea in 2013-14 in the days of the great Spaniard Michu, although he had no involvement in the game.

It will be some comfort then for Lampard to know that his side have progressed from 10 of their last 14 third round FA Cup ties.

Not that much comfort, though, given that those four losses all came against Premier League sides.

They’ve been eliminated before the quarter-finals a staggering 62.7% of the time, but the Toffees did reach the quarter-finals in both of the last two tournaments.

Tonight’s game is played against the backdrop of extraordinary pressure on Toffees boss Frank Lampard’s shoulders.

The calls for him to be sacked reached a fever pitch with the 4-1 loss at home to Brighton three days ago.

To relive the action from that one, see below.

Tonight’s meeting at Old Trafford will be the 13th game between the two in the FA Cup.

And the spoils have more or less been shared, with both sides winning on six occasions in the past.

But it is the first time they’re colliding in the third round of the competition, and the earliest since a second round tie in 1908-09.

The hosts wasted no time at all in getting to the ground tonight.

They’ve been there since around 5pm – wonder what Erik ten Hag has got cooking…

He’s spoken about his preparation for tonight’s game already with United’s club media.

Only Arsenal (14) have won more FA Cup titles than Manchester United’s tally of 12, with the most recent coming back in 2016.

Everton do also have some success in the competition, with five wins in their long history, although they have not lifted the trophy since 1995.

The Toffees have been runners-up eight times, with tonight’s opponents beating them 1-0 after extra time in the 1985 final, courtesy of a Norman Whiteside goal.

Safe to say both sides are pumped up for this one…

The phrase that everybody loves to hate – it’s the magic of the cup!

But will we see some of that magic from a surprise package? Sportsmail have taken a look at the youngsters that could become heroes for their club as the third round of football’s oldest competition roles into town.

A quick weather report ahead of kick-off, and it’s been what you might call a typical Manchester January day.

Highs of nine degrees expected at 8pm, and there’s been a generous helping of rain to boot.

An air of the ‘classic FA Cup tie’ about the conditions. With a wet deck and plenty of rain, I’d expect plenty of agricultural tackles and heat to be generated from the players in this one.

Doesn’t look too shabby from this angle, though, does it?

Good evening everyone and welcome to tonight’s live action as Manchester United take on Everton!

It’s only been back a few weeks, but we’ve got our first break from the Premier League this weekend, as the FA Cup third round gets up and running tonight – and what a game to start us off!

This titanic clash between two of English football’s historic giants kicks off at 8pm at Old Trafford, so stick with us as we bring you all the stats, news and stories from around the game