Ruben Amorim on his first year as Man Utd boss | 20 November 2025

Not long after Amorim’s first game against Ipswich came his third match in the dugout, against Monday’s opponents, Everton; his first Premier League outing at Old Trafford.

It was one to remember, the Reds running out 4-0 winners with braces from Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee, but with David Moyes having taken charge of the Toffees, Ruben is expecting an altogether different challenge.

“First of all, I think they are a better team than they were,” he said of Everton, before noting that United are also a different team from a year ago.

“They [Everton] are really compact. You cannot see the results, you need to see the games, to understand that 3-0 against Tottenham [shakes head]. If you see the game, it’s set-pieces

“I think [Jack] Grealish is doing really well. He can push that team, can give weight to that team. [Iliman] Ndiaye is an amazing player.

“They can put [James] Garner as a right-back. But also [Jake] O’Brien, I think, is going to play, because of set-pieces.

“So, all these things, [it] is a more complete team, and David Moyes is doing an amazing job. It’s going to be really, really tough to win the game.”