Anthony Martial scored in a third straight league appearance for Manchester United
Manchester United edged past Everton to move to within five points of the Premier League's top four.
Jose Mourinho's side were second best throughout Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League defeat by Juventus, but climbed up two places to eighth after victory at Old Trafford over the Toffees.
The hosts went ahead through Paul Pogba's fortuitous strike - making a stuttering 26-step run-up to take a penalty that was saved by Jordan Pickford, then tucking home the rebound when it fell straight back to him.
Pogba fed fellow Frenchman Anthony Martial to curl in a delightful, first-time finish from the edge of the box in the second half.
Everton, whose three-game winning run came to an end, had chances of their own but Bernard hit the side netting after going round David de Gea and the Spain goalkeeper saved sharply from Richarlison's low strike.
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson converted a penalty with 12 minutes remaining, but United held on to their advantage.
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New-look Man Utd?
Even at this early stage in the season, United cannot afford to drop many more points if they want to achieve their minimum target of Champions League qualification come May.
After 10 games, they are nine points behind league leaders Liverpool, but were helped by fourth-placed Arsenal dropping points at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday.
There also seems to be a new drama surrounding the club with each passing week and much has been written about the manager's future, the relationship with his players, and the team bus arriving late to the ground for games - while a newspaper report suggested that some players are to be fined for not attending a sponsorship event.
They put that aside against Everton, looking a slightly different prospect after striker Romelu Lukaku was dropped to the bench on the back of his eight-game goalless run.
With Marcus Rashford - who had a goal ruled out for offside - deployed up front and industrious summer signing Fred in the middle of the park alongside Nemanja Matic, France World Cup winner Pogba was allowed to break forward and managed a goal and an assist.
Pogba's liberated role also saw him have more touches on the ball (88) and more passes (67) than any other player on the pitch, but it was his misplaced pass that led to Everton's consolation.
United showed plenty of energy and vigour, particularly the dangerous Martial, who caused the opposition backline problems all game.
One piece of clever skill and a cross found Juan Mata, who headed straight at Pickford, and it was Martial who was tripped by Idrissa Gueye for Pogba's penalty.
The former Monaco forward capped his excellent performance with a superb finish to score his fourth goal in three league games and he could have had more, but saw a thumping effort, plus a low strike in injury time, both kept out by Pickford.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Man Utd
1De Gea
18Young
12SmallingBooked at 20mins
2Lindelöf
23Shaw
17FredSubstituted forLingardat 90+5'minutes
31MaticBooked at 39mins
6Pogba
8MataSubstituted forHerreraat 85'minutes
10RashfordSubstituted forLukakuat 65'minutes
11Martial
Substitutes
7Sánchez
9Lukaku
14Lingard
16Rojo
21Herrera
22Romero
36Darmian
Everton
1Pickford
23Coleman
4Keane
5Zouma
12Digne
8André Gomes
17GueyeBooked at 22minsSubstituted forCalvert-Lewinat 78'minutes
11WalcottSubstituted forTosunat 78'minutes
10G Sigurdsson
20BernardSubstituted forLookmanat 62'minutes
30Richarlison
Substitutes
3Baines
13Mina
14Tosun
22Stekelenburg
26Davies
29Calvert-Lewin
31Lookman
Referee:
Jonathan Moss
Attendance:
74,525
Match Stats
Home TeamMan UtdAway TeamEverton
Possession
Home54%
Away46%
Shots
Home14
Away14
Shots on Target
Home10
Away6
Corners
Home8
Away4
Fouls
Home15
Away12
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Match ends, Manchester United 2, Everton 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7'
Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Everton 1.
Posted at 90'+7'
Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Posted at 90'+6'
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'+5'
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Fred.
Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Ashley Young (Manchester United).
Posted at 90'+2'
Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 89'
Delay in match Fred (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Posted at 88'
Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Juan Mata.
Posted at 84'
Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
Posted at 82'
Attempt missed. Richarlison (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
Posted at 82'
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
Posted at 81'
Offside, Manchester United. Ashley Young tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
Posted at 80'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 78'
Delay in match Chris Smalling (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Posted at 78'
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Everton. Cenk Tosun replaces Theo Walcott.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Idrissa Gueye.
Goal!Posted at 77'
Goal! Manchester United 2, Everton 1. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 76'
Penalty conceded by Chris Smalling (Manchester United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 76'
Penalty Everton. Richarlison draws a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 75'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Posted at 72'
Attempt missed. Seamus Coleman (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Richarlison.
Posted at 71'
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Posted at 71'
André Gomes (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 70'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Posted at 70'
Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Posted at 70'
Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
Posted at 70'
Seamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Nemanja Matic is caught offside.
Posted at 69'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
Posted at 66'
Attempt missed. André Gomes (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Seamus Coleman with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 65'
Substitution, Manchester United. Romelu Lukaku replaces Marcus Rashford.
Posted at 65'
Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com