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Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

IT WAS LIKE Euro 2020 all over again.

Luke Shaw with the delivery and Harry Maguire the thumping header in.

Mason Greenwood opened the scoring for Manchester United following a mix-up between Jordan Pickford and Lucas Digne
Greenwood is looking to better his tally of seven Premier League goals he managed last season

It was Shaw who provided the free kick delivery for Maguire in Rome for England’s second in a 4-0 win over Ukraine.

Against Everton in this pre-season friendly the full-back’s wand of a left foot provided the assist from a corner this time and there was Maguire again powering a header home in the 15th minute.

He is starting to look like Steve Bruce in the opposing box.

Legendary centre-back Bruce scored 51 goals in his time with United.

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Most notable were those two late headers in the crucial win over Sheffield Wednesday here in the first premier League season that helped United towards the finishing line.

There was a similarity to those with the way Maguire despatched his here.

Manager Solskjaer said last season that he wanted to get his captain more involved in set-pieces and that work on the training ground looks set to pay dividends if this is anything to go by.

It wasn’t quite like Euro 2020 for Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, however.

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, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

Harry Maguire doubled United’s lead over Everton after getting on the end of a Luke Shaw corner

, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

Maguire wheels away in delight after his towering header nestled into the top corner

He answered his doubters with some fantastic displays for England in the summer.

But there was butter back on his fingers as he gifted United the lead here in the eighth minute.

He wasn’t helped by two of his teammates.

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Alex Iwobi first headed the ball back to Lucas Digne leaving him in a panic as he executed a bizarre diving header towards the advancing Pickford.

To think the chants of ‘England’s number one’ from the away support were still hanging in the air as Pickford the ball and Mason Greenwood following up turning it into an empty net.

After Maguire had made it two, Bruno Fernandes added a third on 28 minutes.

Abdoulaye Doucoure foolishly pulled back Victor Lindelof just outside the area to concede a free-kick in a very dangerous area.

The cries of ‘Bruno, Bruno’ went up from a crowd of 55,000 and the Portuguese star was happy to oblige his fans.

, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

Bruno Fernandes put the Red Devils 3-0 up with a free-kick in the 29th minute

Stepping up he delivered a sweet strike over the wall and into the top left hand side of the goal.

It wasn’t right in the corner but it had pace on it and the flying Pickford could not get near it.

At this point a number of Everton fans started to head for the exit doors.

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For them former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has been a controversial appointment after Carlo Ancelotti walked out on the club for a second spell at Real Madrid.

He needs to hit the ground running to win over the fan base but has hit it stumbling with this embarrassing final warm-up game before the big kick off next weekend.

As is normal with these friendlies the best judgement can only be made on the first period with a raft of changes made by both managers at the break and through the second-half.

Pickford was spared any further embarrassment as one of those withdrawn at half-time.

All the changes took the sting out of United and Everton did at least hit the bar when Andros Townsend fired goalwards.

, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

United outclassed the Toffees at Old Trafford ahead of their Premier League opener against Leeds

United would round the scoring off, however, in injury time when forgotten man Diogo Dalot stooped to send a fine header home from Fred’s delivery.

Solskjaer can look back with a great deal of satisfaction on that first 45 minutes against another Premier League side.

With new signings Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho still to taketheir bow there is a real excitement building towards the new season and their opening fixture here at old Trafford against leeds next Saturday.

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Solskjaer will certainly hope that positive energy that was among the 55,000 in the stadium for this game carries over.

Last season despite finishing Premier League runners-up they surrendered 26 points at home.

He needs to build this into a fortress again and certainly believes he has the squad to do just that.

For Benitez the chants of ‘Fat Spanish Waiter’ from all be it a minority of Everton fans does not bode well.

, Man Utd 4 Everton 0: Red Devils fire title warning with stunning display as Bruno Fernandes scores free-kick screamer

Rafa Benitez knows his Everton have to start off well in the Premier League if he wishes to win over the fans

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