Phil Haigh
Published November 24, 2025 10:47pm
Updated November 24, 2025 10:47pm
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It was a nightmare evening for Ruben Amorim against Everton (Picture: Getty Images)
Manchester United’s defeat to Everton at Old Trafford on Monday night represented a first for the club in the history of the Premier League.
After a five-game undefeated run, the Red Devils were fancied to continue their decent recent form against the Toffees.
However, an impressive strike from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on 29 minutes was the only goal of the game and Everton travelled back to Merseyside with a 1-0 victory.
The result was all the more unlikely after Toffees midfielder Idrissa Gueye was shown a straight red card after just 13 mintues.
Gueye got into an argument with teammate Michael Keane and as the altercation became physical he aimed a slap at the defender’s face, earning himself a red card.
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It was a moment of madness and handed the Red Devils a significant advantage, but they could not make the most of it, in fact they couldn’t make anything of it.
Never before in Premier League history have Manchester United lost a game at Old Trafford when the opposition has received a red card.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored a brilliant winner for the Toffees (Picture: Getty Images)
Opta state that United’s opponents at Old Trafford have picked up a red card on 46 occasions in the Premier League and the home side has won 36 times with 10 draws.
A frustrated Amorim told the BBC after the defeat: ‘They were the better team with 11 players and 10. I felt we were not there with the same intensity. They deserved the win.
‘The other team helped us with the sending off. We need to do [more] in every moment. If they have 10 let’s push them to the final third. We need to do more.’
It looked like a step backwards for Manchester United (Picture: Getty Images)
He added: ‘Forget the result. The result is really bad but I was more concerned by the feeling I had during the game. Everyone should play better today.’
Manchester United did dominate the game after going behind, producing 25 shots to Everton’s three and Jordan Pickford was in sensational form in goal for the Toffees.
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Manager David Moyes was thrilled with the application of his players, telling Sky Sports: ‘I’m incredibly proud of the players and the supporters here today because I know it has been a regular occurrence where we’ve not got a result here.
David Moyes’ team go level on points with Manchester United thanks to the victory (Picture: Getty Images)
‘We have come close loads of times and not quite been able to get over the line, but tonight we incredibly got over it with 10 men. I think it was probably the hardest way to get a good result here.
‘At full-time, I felt for all the supporters who had made the journey because we obviously had to just sit in and defend for large parts of the game. I thought we started the game brilliantly well, looked quite comfortable, but the sending off meant the game changed. The resilience and toughness behind the scenes at Everton is really good and the players showed that tonight.
‘It was never going to be an easy game for us with 11 players, but to do it with 10 players was an incredible job by the players. It was all about good goalkeeping and defensive resilience. It is very hard to fault my players for how they played.’
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