Manchester United v Everton – live!

• Hit F5 or refresh for the latest (sorry, auto-refresh down) • Email scott.murray@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts • Follow Cardiff v QPR in the Championship here • Keep up with all today’s goals on our live scoreboard The weather: It’s sunny in Manchester. You’ve got to say it while you can. Getting pelters in the papers tomorrow and Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and next Saturday: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) The most in-form team in the league must do without Tim Cahill, who only makes the bench, and Mikel Arteta, who’s not involved at all: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Neville, Rodwell, Bilyaletdinov, Osman, Beckford. Subs: Mucha, Cahill, Gueye, Vellios, Anichebe, Mustafi, Duffy. Fabio, Darron Gibson and Jonny Evans are all called up for Manchester United as Fergie keeps one eye on Tuesday’s match with Schalke: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Evans, Fabio Da Silva, Valencia, Gibson, Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez. Subs: Kuszczak, Evra, Brown, Owen, Giggs, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva. We’ll start finding out how things pan out at: 12.45pm. How much of this is relevant, though? None of it, that’s what, I’m just filling space. Possibly more to the point is this: United have won their last 12 home league games in a row, they didn’t create much at Newcastle in midweek, and Everton haven’t lost in the league since mid February. Actually, that doesn’t get us very far either. Like all good Godfearin’ folk, United have mixed feelings about Easter, unsure whether to celebrate or mourn. In 1992, they drew at Luton Town and lost at home to Nottingham Forest, handing the league to Leeds United. But twelve months later, Steve Bruce scored his 197th minute winner against Sheffield Wednesday on the same day their closest challengers Aston Villa drew at home to Coventry City, and never looked back. Manchester United like playing Everton at Old Trafford. Of the last 17 fixtures against the Toffees down Sir Matt Busby Way, they’ve won 14 and lost a big Anderson-shaped zero. Even the season before that run began brought good cheer. United lost 3-0 at the start of the 1992/93 campaign, their fans beginning to seriously wonder whether they’d ever win the league after the previous season’s late capitulation. And look what happened since. Premier League Manchester United Everton Scott Murray guardian.co.uk

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