'I have a sneaky feeling' - pundits disagree on Manchester United vs Everton score prediction
Manchester United will be targeting a second successive victory when they welcome Everton to Old Trafford on Sunday.
United recorded their first win of the Ruben Amorim era in midweek, beating Bodo/Glimt 3-2 in the Europa League. United recovered from 2-1 down to secure all three points, inspired by a Rasmus Hojlund brace.
Amorim will now be keen to oversee his first Premier League victory as United boss after his debut in the dugout against Ipswich Town at Portman Road last weekend finished in a 1-1 draw.
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United will fancy their chances of getting the better of an Everton side that has won just one of six away league games this season. But how do the pundits think the contest will unfold at Old Trafford?
Chris Sutton - BBC Sport
"I think the reality is hitting home about Amorim using his favoured 3-4-3 formation with their current squad - especially with Christian Eriksen and Casemiro in midfield," Sutton told BBC Sport. "As for Everton, well a fair few of their fans still seem to be on Sean Dyche's back, and they could not find a way past Brentford's 10 men last week.
"This time, they will be the team looking to hold out and I believe they can do it because this United team is going to take a while to click. Once the initial buzz of Amorim's first home game dies down, things could go flat at Old Trafford, the way it has done quite a lot recently.
"I hope it happens for them under Amorim because he seems like a decent guy, but he is in the Manchester United madhouse now and he is about to find out what it is like to be under the microscope every single week."
Prediction: United 1-1 Everton
Paul Merson - Sportskeeda
Merson, penning his prediction for Sportskeeda, wrote: "Nothing changed for Manchester United last week, in my opinion. Ipswich were by far the better team.
"I'm not entirely convinced about Manchester United's new system under Amorim. After a point in that game, you would've thought Ipswich were the bigger club and not United – that's how it went.
"You could say everyone was away on international duty and he did not have enough time. But if that performance were against one of the big boys in the league, Manchester United would have been destroyed by four or five goals.
"Everton are a team who have a special X-factor in them. They always have that one fixture every season when they just spring to life and surprise us. I'm going for a United win, but I can't help but admit that I have a sneaky feeling about Everton."
Prediction: United 2-0 Everton
Mark Lawrenson - Paddy Power
Everton can't stop drawing and they're certainly not scoring much," Lawrenson told Paddy Power. "With home advantage and the crowd behind them in Ruben Amorim's first game at Old Trafford Manchester United should win this."
Prediction: United 2-1 Everton