Well, that came to me as a complete surprise. Not because we won but I was expecting Everton to be much more up for it than they were. I thought Lukaku and Barclay would be a threat but outside of a 10-minute stretch at the beginning of the 2nd half, Everton really created nothing. Goodison also seemed to be very quiet from the off, as our away support could be heard very distinctly on the broadcast. I would need someone who was at the game to verify that, however.
Apart from the home side being poor, we were completely ready for this and clinical. Our backline was solid. The 3-man midfield with Herrera, Schweinsteiger, and Schneiderlin is easily our best formation and IMO it's been quite obvious for some time. Schneiderlin had his best game with the club and was MOTM for me, though Herrera makes an obvious case for it.
Martial was again very good but I honestly don't care for him as a winger. I think he is too confined playing on the wing and needs to be given more room centrally where he can make runs and open teams up through the middle. Still, he is a great option in place of Memphis, who needs to improve. Rooney made a great finish as well and he can hopefully get himself into some form. He seems to be making better runs for some reason and I'm wondering if he's dealt with an injury.
I am intrigued with playing Lingard on the right. We've complained about not having enough quickness on the right with Mata there and Lingard appears to offer some of that. Mata, of course, would have to be moved to 10 if Lingard were to play and 10 is already taken up by Herrera and Rooney whenever he is playing poorly somewhere else. I ask, though, if Lingard might be the missing wing player we need, at least temporarily.
Anyway, I can't have any complaints about yesterday. I would give the performance 8/10.