Cristiano Ronaldo came off of the bench to score his 700th club career goal and earn Manchester United a crucial 2-1 win at Goodison Park.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th club goal as Manchester United came from behind at Goodison Park to end Everton's two-game winning run.
It has been a frustrating season so far for Ronaldo, who has been reduced to the role of substitute after failing to get his hoped-for summer move away from Old Trafford.
But introduced as a first-half substitute after Anthony Martial suffered another injury just three games into his comeback from the last one, Ronaldo raced on to Casemiro's through ball and beat Jordan Pickford with a low drive to the England man's near-post.
It was the 37-year-old's first goal on this ground since 2005 and was enough for Man United, who kept Everton at arm's length after Alex Iwobi capitalised on Casemiro's early mistake to put the hosts in front.
Antony became the first United player to score in his first three Premier League games when he levelled after being sent through by Martial.
The evening would have been more comfortable for the visitors had Marcus Rashford not had a goal disallowed for handball eight minutes from time and it took an acrobatic clearance from David de Gea to deny Amadou Onana and preserve their victory.
The result, a fifth Premier League win in six games for Erik ten Hag's side, sees United bounce back from their derby defeat and lifts them up to fifth in the table. Frank Lampard's side are down in 12th, their unbeaten six-game run at an end.
Everton's trip to Tottenham on next Saturday evening, before Frank Lampard's side visit Newcastle on Oct 19.
Man Utd host Omonia in the Europa League on Thursday, before they are back at Old Trafford to face Newcastle on Sunday.
