 Hello, welcome to Toffy TV here. It's the match preview Manchester United faces Everton Jack, and myself going to have a look at this one. Manchester United the way, is it more psychological this one? Do we look at this one and go? Can't win this, only one there twice in 30 odd years in the Premier League, no chance or should we look at it a completely different way? The psychological factor is definitely a massive part of this, you know, when you're looking at that record, you're looking at a massive part of that timescale is the Manchester United team that will win in the league every of the year, win in everything under Sir Alex Viggs, and even a little bit after that as well for the majority of that time they had a better team than Everton. They have a better team than Everton at the moment as well, which is the other half of that argument. Man United, when you go away to Old Trafford and you're looking at that record, beat them twice in the entirety of the Premier League, you're playing the badger and you're not playing the team. You're looking at the mental side of things and the players will be aware of that record because we've had players in this team over that period, especially the ones who've been here longer. That being said, Man United's team isn't the greatest and we've seen teams of similar abilities so ever and go to Old Trafford in recent weeks and win there as well, so it's certainly a winnable game. What makes this difficult for Everton is it's a game that Everton could really do with winning? You wouldn't normally look at Man United the way and go look we need to win here, but that's been brought on by Everton not winning easier games at home where they really should be winning. That's a consequence the manager and the players have got to deal with now, goes to a team. You can talk about they're not what they were, they're not what they should be. They are still better than us. We've got to go away to a team that are better than us and try and get the results. It's interesting because they're form at home, they're only the 10th best team at home, which is mad for Manchester United by the way and I think it speaks volumes of where they are. Their away form is what has them in European positions. Outside chance of a Champions League space, if a Champions League space goes to fifth this year, you're 22 points picked up at home, haven't picked up 18 points away from home. If you look at it from that kind of way there's not too much difference, but it has always been a psychological thing with me and it builds up over time and obviously Martin is going there just over 10 years ago, broke that up, but then it started back again. We've picked up some good draws there, obviously 4-4 when Figgson was still there, we've picked up, we had the 1-1 on the Cuman recently which we were winning until quite late. We had the Townsend one of late as well under Benitez and we had the 3-3 in the Covid season under Carlos. We've gone there and got a few decent results, but to me I always think people look at this one on the piece of paper and on the fixtures and think you're nice in the way, it's almost like you've written it off before you started. That's why I wanted to start with it because I think we do that too much as fans I think and I think, I don't know, this can't get into the mind of a footballer. Is Old Trafford still a big intimidating place? I'm not sure it is because I just think that for a lot of teams now, they look at it as a place to go and actually turn the crowd, you know, turn all the daytrippers off and all that kind of thing and obviously fulham very recently have shown if you go there. OK, if you stay in the game, it helps if you take the lead first. If you stay in the game, make it difficult for them, make them more and more anxious, then anything can happen. And of course Man United did get an equaliser against Fulham, but then Fulham went down the other end and scored, so it is possible to go there. If you can see out a few difficult spells, use your set piece as well, it is possible to go in there and get a win. You mentioned the Martin as team and I appreciate what you are talking about, a completely different team, but we are speaking about the mental side of this. That Martin as team went there and was brave, they got on the ball and they tried to play a bit of nice football and we launched a lot of attacks and Oviados scored from open play. That was Oviados making a run into the box as well, that is something we don't really see from this team, the fullbacks making those big overlap and runs. You mentioned the Fulham game, Fulham, again brave getting on the ball, a lot of times Fulham picked up the ball in the middle of the park and just drove with it, didn't go backwards to set up a long ball. They had a Wobby and the likes getting on the ball in the middle of the park and just driving and that defence exploiting that space. Man United a team that give up chances, ever under a team that don't make that many chances, we'd like to sit back and not counter attacking teams such, but what we do is all based around our defence. I understand we are not going to completely compromise that and completely change our style for one game because it's what the manager knows, it's what these players have been working under for a year. We need to take our opportunities to be brave in this game because United give up chances, they struggle when they've got someone running at them and I think if you sit back for too long you do invite moments of their quality to set through. We can speak about the teams not what we associate a Man United team with, we've got players like Garnacio, like we've seen against us, capable of massive moments, Marcus Rashford has a pretty poor game against Man City but he's showing he's capable of moments, they've got players like that. If we sit back and try and hold out for the nail nail, more than likely a United's player's superior quality will show through at one point or another. Yeah absolutely, Man City and United are in many ways there for the taking on Saturday just with their injuries. They've got a lot of top players out and they've got a lot of doubts and that means players, if they do play, could be playing strapped up and other players coming in last minute to take their places and everything has to expose that because we've got a pretty full squad bar Dan Dukmer yn y disigarnagau, y manager sydd wedi ddawfod, but he could make it and we, listen, do the side of that is obviously fatigue, tiredness, where we are at, where we are but Man City and United has just lost the last couple of games after having a really good run And yes, when they've got their best eleven, it's a decent eleven and you can have a go at anyone, whether it beats them or not. And it will beat a lot of teams in this league through sheer quality, through moments, not through, I don't think there's any kind of great tactical knocks behind it or shape, but through counter-sachar football and individuals, which we saw are good as some part because to be fair we had a lot of chances that night But we've been sucker punched in the first couple of minutes with an absolute, one of the greatest goals of a Premier League era And then we've been caught out in the second half with a penalty and it was just one of those nights, but I think if we approach this the right way and think the manager spoke about it and pressed comments about you've got to play well first I think if we play well, we can create a few opportunities, obviously set pieces, but the quarter I think could again be huge in this game, I think there's a real opportunity to get something out of this game Yeah, I think the midfields, the main part as well, I think they have a disjointed midfields, they've got the young lad Meinu in there who's done brilliantly, but he's a kid, Casimero doesn't get around the pitch like he used to as well and then after that you're looking at attacking options aren't you, so it's not the most functional midfields We can get the likes of our Nanner in there, they're getting his foot on the ball and dictating the game, you've got James Garner covering the odds and then you can get the core out, you can pick up that ball and potentially carry us up the pitch like we see in the full of midfields to do them and they beat them I think that's a key area as well and that's an area of the pitch that can only excel if we give them licensure as well to not sit back too much, give them the freedom and the allowance to get on the ball a bit more than we might normally like to away from home I think obviously last season that we played such a highline against them, I have no idea what we were doing it and then we kept on getting core out on all day basically I think we have to sit deep and we have to encourage them to come on to us because as I said they love counterattack and football, we love not having the ball, we saw it in a bite and we were allowed the opposition to have a lot of the ball and I think you know Brighton was again in one way, he let them have the ball but what can you create, what are you going to do? Obviously someone like Bruno Fernandez gets all the ball, you've got to be quick to get out and make sure you stop them but I just think it's about frustrating them to have 12 kick-off, day fans are going to just be like we all know what those kick-offs are like when things don't start well and you don't get off the edge of your seat, they can just be a little bit monotonous for those I think it's just about getting there, face 20 minutes like I think we do in most games, just get a feel for it, don't give any stupid away and then grow into the game and genuinely I'm not worried that it's Manchester United, I understand there is a difference in quality but we have proved it this season that the way we play away from home is not on to be sniffed at, we do have a good way of playing and it will get us points Yeah, it's just what we have to remember isn't it, play the team, not the badge, there is a quality gap there as well but they're missing some key players as well, Hwylund who's been in great form for them the last few weeks might not be available as well and I think that's massive for us as well because they're obtaining form coincided with his rise in form as well and he's really starting to learn to play through him as well Marchial might be available which we know is record against us and it's not healthy and I think regardless of the result of the weekend if he plays we need to find a way of at least shutting him down and getting that sorted out Yeah, I mean we played against plenty of players who've got great records but it's diminishing returns isn't it after a while and if he does come back from injury you've just got to look after him the best you can and that's it isn't it, I'd rather be facing him than facing Hwylund, I know that, forget records and anything else Again you have to play the player don't you Yeah, yeah, I'd rather be up against him, forget the name, I mean we saw Rigi come on against Forrest when we played down, I think we all bottled ourselves but it's diminishing returns after a while so that doesn't worry me as much as I said, they haven't got their best players and if they haven't got their best players then there shouldn't be any excuses saying they were that away form the way it is Let's just have a look at the Manchester United team from the last game out against Manchester City of course where they weren't great where they weren't great at all on that and again the way the team set up there is you know Johnny Evans who apparently he's got a noch, Rashford who apparently he'll be out when off injured and if you look at them in fear like the Casamere or like you should have had his legs, there's not loads to scare as in there is there, there's not loads there, Bruno Fernandez obviously scored his first goal for Manchester United against Devon but you look at them and you think a good plan can take care of that if everyone does their job the right way Yeah well they're a team with some levels of quality but they're a very disjointed team especially at the moment with injuries and as we think nine times out of ten and organised team beats an unorganised better team as well it's just about having our plan and sticking to it and executing it well and like I say they're more likely to have a moment of magic where they pick something out of nothing and it could be against the run play they've done that to us already and that will obviously be a factor as well and I think that could potentially be a game deciding moment for Manchester United because I don't think we'll afford them a bucketload of chances I think we'll get a decent amount of chances ourselves you know what our finishing has been like the last few weeks as well so I think shutting them down not allowing them these moments where someone like Fernandez can have a 20 yard shop as we know they're more likely to take those sort of chances than we are Yeah he is the one who genuinely in the past against Devon has made the difference let's just have a little look at the stat pack before we go any further This Saturday at Old Trafford 12.30pm kickoff Everton take on Manchester United in the Premier League Everton and Manchester United have met a total of 63 times in the Premier League only 10 wins going to Toffees 40 to Man United and 13 draws only two of those 10 wins from Everton have come at Old Trafford the last time Everton beat Manchester United was a 1-0 victory on the 9th April 2022 The reverse fixture this season Manchester United beat Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park a stunning bicycle kick from Ghana showed to open the scoring So far this season Manchester United 6-6 they have won 14 games drawn to and lost 11 they have kept 7 clean sheets this season Everton 6-16 they have won 8 games drawn 7 and lost 12 but they have had a 6 points deduction Everton haven't won a game in the Premier League since December against Burnley they have kept 8 clean sheets this season In the goals chart Rasmus Hoylund and Scott McTominay have joined top scorer with 7 goals each Everton's Abdelire Decori followed behind with 6 goals Most creative player out of the two teams is Bruno Fernandez with a total of 6 assists Dwight McNeill has 5 You just see the amount of games they've lost as well it's incredible isn't it Losing that many games just shows why they can't close that gap to time and get top 4 because it is though it's the losing of the games But let's have a look at the man we've picked out to be the danger man Scott McTominay who scored against us last season 24 goals against 7 goals XG of 5.01 1 assist and an XA of 0.29 and as you can see all over the pitch He is one of those players he's a player we'd love isn't he he's an Everton player Scott McTominay Where he is more than a Manchester player he's an Everton player Yeah definitely he's a player if you know if you're wearing it man United and therefore didn't have a massive price tag attached to him He's a player he'd love to bring into Everton because he's a warehouse he's very much in the Decori mould of midfielder I think maybe there's a bit more off the ball in his role than Decori does but you know he's a midfielder He's a midfielder who quite often has been miscast as a deep midfielder that is offensive midfielder but actually does his best way running off the strike late runs into the box and picking up goals and he's been massive for man United this season He's been under appreciated man United for a number of years but in difficult times he's been someone who's stepped up forward and you know you're seeing on the heat map here as well the distance he covers He's been massive part of that midfield massively underrated as well in the grand scheme of things I think as well but he's someone who's always good value for a goal especially with Hewlin potentially out as well that make him man United best scorer on the pitch Yeah he's done me need to look out for He's done me need to sign at the end of the game as well as flipping my contract No I mean we picked him because obviously with the injuries and everything we're honestly unsure who will start for them and Hewlin would be the one but MacTomin feels more appropriate at this stage Let's have a little look at the evidence that started in the defeat against West Ham last week It'll be interesting only because you know no one's coming into that side the manager will make decisions there's no one coming in to take any of the places organically you know there's no one waiting there because of Disaganna Guy but it's only the right backspot and obviously the centre forward are the two way of talking about it I mean would you continue with Ben Godfrey or have you seen enough maybe to now to say let's change it up and maybe try and get James Cullman back into the side I understand he's performed a different role than he was when we last went there as well but his performance last time at Old Trafford still gives me the occasional nightmare as well I wouldn't want to put him in against a team who'd like to counter attack there and we don't know who's going to be on that left wing for Man United you know with the injuries they've done such if Rashford's not available I think Sheamus actually he's the best sort of jack of all trades right back we've got he's the best right back we've got but he's also probably the most well rounded in terms you know you look at Ben Godfrey okay he's the fastest but he's certainly weak going forward Patterson but a decent ball and he's shaky defensively Cullman you know what you're getting in every department and if we don't now we were going to be up against on that left flank as well I think we'd appreciate having him there because we're backing comfortably against whoever he's going to be against on that left hand side Yeah I think I might be in favour of Sheamus now coming back into the side just giving us that bit of not only the leadership he knows how to play the role and what Ben last weekend the cross for the second goal I don't think it's been talked about enough of how little he did to try and stop that ball coming into the box and what we've seen as well is his header is pouring the two goals, header goals that we've considered as well they were pretty much his man and I mean I don't think he's done a bad job I just think if you're looking for fire margins I just look at him and think yeah it might be one to consider but what do you think about also the centre forward position because of course I'm not saying a better score than he's got this year but it depends how we play it and if we need an out ball I'm not sure better was that man but that'll be maybe from more of a tactical point of view than you know looking at the two strikers in isolation another way of looking at the tactical view though is if you're looking to stretch United and really drive at United and if you know Decorio or on on and they're going to pick that ball up and carry it having someone who makes the runs like Beto does I think would be beneficial as well I think Dom is a little bit more static in his movement not necessarily because of his game but how we ask him to play when he's on the pitch I think having Beto to take a man with him maybe freeze up Decorio to try and carry that ball through the middle a bit more he scored last week which is more than Dom has gone from at the moment I prefer Dom overall to Beto I've been quite open about that but Beto scored I think when you've been looking third a striker to score a goal for so long when one eventually does I think they have to at least get the next league No you're right I think maybe you have to maybe even put that tactical stuff to a side and just look at it and say he's got the goal and this or the guy wants to come you've waited now and you've took your chance to score the goal and that's how football sometimes just has to work if you get out all the numbers and all the XGs and all the stats and I mean Dom has XGs not great enemy but you look at all that in some battles but sometimes you just have to go who scored last game who gives the crowd a bit of a buzz sometimes that's how simple football can be at times but we're waiting to see what happens manager will pick the team and we'll find out at half 11 on Saturday morning so there you go let us know your thoughts in the comments are you worried or do you think this is a great opportunity for everyone to get some points that maybe other people aren't expecting us to get because they're the best points we're no one expected to get them we're no one expected to get them and you go and get them and everyone's like I had them down for a loss in that game because of course we need to start picking up some points and we haven't got another game now for three weeks have we so let us know your thoughts in the comments on this one and it'll be very very important game for us make sure to give this video a like subscribe if you haven't already you want more great videos join us over on toffeeTV premiere where there's no ads on any of the videos or on any of the podcast daily live exclusive videos there too link in the description QR code on the screen now see you later