Garnacho stunner inspires Man United to 3-0 victory at Everton

Manchester United added to Everton’s misery as Alejandro Garnacho’s spectacular overhead kick inspired the Red Devils to a 3-0 win that kept the Toffees stuck in the Premier League relegation zone.

Everton’s first match since being hit with a 10-point deduction for financial rule violations was greeted with a furious protest at Goodison Park as the home fans displayed thousands of placards accusing the Premier League of being “corrupt.”

But the match was barely underway when Garnacho pulled off a sublime piece of skill that will be remembered as one of the great Premier League goals.

The Argentine leapt to meet Diogo Dalot’s lofted cross on the volley and rocketed it into Jordan Pickford’s top left-hand corner.

That moment of magic was at odds with another inconsistent United performance, but Marcus Rashford’s penalty and Anthony Martial’s strike ensured Erik ten Hag’s men have now won five of their last six league games.

United move up to sixth in the table and within six points of leaders Arsenal, despite a troubled season.

The visitors had to deal with a hostile atmosphere as the Everton fans vented their anger on the authorities for imposing the harshest sporting penalty in Premier League history.

After two seasons of fighting relegation, Sean Dyche’s men looked to have escaped trouble thanks to a fine recent run of form.

But they are now above the bottom of the table only on goal difference and five points behind safety.

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Everton were left to regret a series of wasted chances after Garnacho silenced the noisy home fans early on.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin twice failed to make the most of his excellent chances.

Teenager Kobbie Mainoo impressed on his first Premier League start for United, and only a goalline clearance from the midfielder prevented Dwight McNeil from equalising after Andre Onana pushed away Calvert-Lewin’s initial effort.

Abdoulaye Doucoure then missed another golden opportunity wide as Everton failed to capitalise on their dominance before the break.

And the feeling among the home fans that the world is against them was not helped when VAR intervened early in the second half to award United a controversial penalty.

Referee John Brooks had initially booked Martial for diving as he went down in the box under a challenge from Ashley Young.

The contact appeared minimal for VAR to get involved, but Brooks overturned his decision after viewing a replay.

Bruno Fernandes gave the responsibility from the spot to Rashford, and the England international took the chance to smash home his first club goal since September 3.

Martial was making a rare start in the absence of the injured Rasmus Hojlund and completed United’s biggest league win of the season with a cool finish from Fernandes’ through ball 15 minutes from time.