Root and Stokes grind down weary India to stretch lead beyond 100

Everton 2-2 Manchester United
by James Nalton
at Goodison Park
MANCHESTER UNITED salvaged a point at Everton on Saturday afternoon thanks to second-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte.
United looked disjointed and dishevelled in the first half while the home side continued their revival under David Moyes, going ahead through Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure.
Before taking these jobs midway through this season, both managers knew solving the problems at their respective clubs wasn’t going to be a quick fix.

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