Everton vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League confirmed line-ups as Alejandro Garnacho drops out

Everton loan signing Charly Alcaraz feels he has unfinished business in the Premier League, having returned just six months after leaving. The 22-year-old Argentinian scored in last week’s win at Crystal Palace and is already becoming a fan favourite.

“It would be brilliant to play there for sure,” said Alcaraz. “I would like to settle down and be playing in this shirt for a longer period for sure.

“The manager (Moyes) speaks really slowly and clearly to me and my English is good enough to follow when it is a team talk and it is directed to me or a group, but when it is two people chatting away that is more difficult.

“The first thing he said was he had a lot of faith in me and that he would put his trust in me. Immediately, that really relaxed me and gave me confidence.

“I know what a big challenge it is playing here for Everton but I think the confidence from the manager, his coaching staff and my team-mates means I can do my thing, do my own stuff and prove who I am as a player.”

Alejandro Garnacho had Manchester United’s best chances in last weekend’s defeat at Tottenham but makes way for Manuel Ugarte, with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee keeping their places. Bruno Fernandes will be pushed further forward after the 10th game out of 25 in which Manchester United have failed to score this season.

Manuel Ugarte returns for Manchester United and partners Casemiro midfield, with Bruno Fernandes pushing forward and Alejandro Garnacho dropping to the bench in the only change from last week’s defeat at Tottenham. Garnacho is joined by Christian Eriksen and Leny Yoro on the bench.

Man Utd XI: Onana, Dalot, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire, Dorgu, Casemiro, Ugarte, Fernandes, Hojlund, Zirkzee.

Subs: Graczyk, Harrison, Heaven, Lindelof, Yoro, Eriksen, Kone, Garnacho, Obi.

As expected, Abdoulaye Doucoure returns from suspension and comes straight back into the team. He replaces Carlos Alcaraz in the only change from last week’s 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Alcaraz, who scored the winner at Selhurst Park, drops to the bench.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Lindstrom, Harrison, Beto.

Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Keane, Young, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, Sherif, Dixon, Heath.

Everton XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Lindstrom, Doucoure, Harrison; Beto.

Manchester United XI: Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, De Ligt; Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu; Fernandes, Zirkzee; Hojlund.

We should have the teams from Goodison Park in the next few minutes….

Ruben Amorim insisted that Manchester United are looking more positive on the training ground, despite their current form and results on the pitch, and believes his team is connecting.

“What I see in training is that they are improving, they are creating relationships. Even the sound of the training is different.

“I feel it in training that we are bonding and we are understanding the way we want to play. But then in the game, I feel that we struggle a lot.

“[In training] people are talking, asking for the ball, giving directions, talking with each other, and you can feel it in the environment.

“If you spend your life as a football player and as a coach, even the sound of the training is important, so I feel that we are changing that.

“But, again, everything resumes to the game on Sunday or Saturday or whatever, so it’s important to use that in the game.”

Manchester United have won just four of their 14 Premier League games since Ruben Amorim took charge in November, losing eight.

But the Portuguese does not regret taking the job mid-season, even though he admits his struggles in turning the club’s form around is “frustrating”.

“We make a decision and then we go all the way. Of course sometimes it’s really frustrating,” he said. “When you hear out loud 14 games four wins in Manchester United, even in another club it’s really hard. It’s really frustrating and sometimes you get really frustrated, angry and everything.

“But let’s move on and we can change that in the next game.”

Ruben Amorim admitted David Moyes is simply “doing a better job” than he is currently as Manchester United’s under-fire head coach prepares to take on Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor.

Amorim is United’s sixth permanent manager since Ferguson retired as a champion in 2013, but he has overseen just four Premier League wins since following Erik ten Hag in November.

Moyes has won as many top-flight matches since returning to Everton in January, with the their latest victory seeing them move above the Red Devils ahead of the clubs’ final ever meeting at Goodison Park.

Asked why Everton, now in 14th, enjoyed a new manager bounce unlike 15th-placed United, Amorim said: “Simple thing…David Moyes is doing a better job than me. It’s quite simple.

“And then small things like winning one game, winning two games, that belief. The pressure is also not the same.

“I don’t know but I think we have to give merit to the players of Everton and especially to the coach of Everton and that’s all. We need to do the same.”

Everton have won four Premier League wins in their last five games, with David Moyes taking the Toffees away from the relegation zone and above Manchester United since taking charge.

“We’ve had a really good run and we’ve got to try to keep that going now,” Moyes said, with Everton drawing against Liverpool and beating Crystal Palace in their last two games, while United have lost to Palace and Tottenham.

“When you take over a team a little bit into the season, you have to find a way of getting the best results. Whatever we have asked the players to do, they’ve been fantastic. We are playing a lot better and doing a lot better in recent games.”