Manchester United 1-0 Everton: Barclays Premier League - As it happened

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Hardly vintage fair on a memorable day for Sir Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford, but United do enough to maintain a strong home record and seal their fourth win in five that sees them leapfrog West Ham into fifth. They now trail fourth-place City by just a single point ahead of a tough trip to Tottenham next Sunday.

For lackluster Everton, it's a third Premier League defeat in succession and their second away loss of the season. Much to work on for Roberto Martinez before they visit Watford.

Full-time

Manchester United 1-0 Everton

Really poor from Niasse as he looks to take on Valencia but gets it all wrong and ends up conceding a silly foul that will eat up more crucial seconds.

United were keeping possession in the Everton half nicely before Lingard is cautioned for tripping Stones.

Four minutes of added time for Everton to find an equaliser at Old Trafford.

A late change for Everton. Oumar Niasse comes on in place of Barkley.

Everton are making a decent fist of this at the death but it might be a case of too little, too late. A fine through ball from Stones finds Coleman on the overlap, but Lukaku cannot apply the finish touch to his low cross and Fosu-Mensah makes a vital clearance with Mirallas lurking.

Jagielka goes close again from a corner as he pokes a loose ball towards goal but is met by a decent reaction stop from De Gea.

Blind, who suffered from a stiff hamstring during the international break and seemed to pick up another knock earlier, sits down on the turf and will not be able to continue.

Van Gaal summons Antonio Valencia and makes his final change. He will go to right-back, while Fosu-Mensah switches to the centre alongside Smalling.

We should mention that Martial's 54th-minute goal was the 1000th scored by Manchester United at Old Trafford during the Premier League era.

That is 88 more than Chelsea and 104 more than Arsenal.

An electric turn of pace from Lingard looks to move United forward, but he is stopped firmly in his tracks by Jagielka.

Just no rhythm from either side this afternoon. This has devolved into an incredibly scrappy affair hardly befitting of Charlton's legacy.

Lennon wins possession back for Everton but a promising attack comes to nothing when Mirallas' low drive is easily blocked. They've really struggled to create any meaningful chances so far.

Lukaku cuts a picture of frustration having been penalised for catching Darmian with a stray arm to the back of his head.

Joel just about gets himself out of trouble with some surprisingly nimble footwork. Incredibly risky play from the towering goalkeeper.

Martinez's first change of the afternoon sees Mirallas on for Deulofeu.

United should double their lead, but Mata's low ball across the six-yard box evades the attentions of Ross Barkley, Lingard and Jagielka.

Stones eventually gets his feet sorted to clear and he wins a free-kick courtesy of a reckless sliding challenge from Smalling. Yellow card.

Blind looks to be in a little discomfort, but Carrick is the man to make way for Herrera.

Agonisingly close to an instant reply from Everton. Captain Jagielka loses Schneiderlin at a corner before thundering a header against De Gea's crossbar.

United break the deadlock as Mata finds Rashford, who tees up substitute Fosu-Mensah to provide a low cross towards the back post.

Coleman awkwardly tries to clear with his right foot but misses and Martial's shot deflects in off the legs of Joel.

Goal: Manchester United 1-0 Everton (Anthony Martial)

Jagielka fails to connect with the resulting corner and clearly feels he was fouled. Blind then becomes the latest United player to give the ball away and he ends up bringing down Deulofeu.

A Baines corner breaks to Cleverley whose shot is inadvertently blocked by the arm of Smalling. No penalty.

Everton looking dangerous here as Cleverley launches an attack after picking off Carrick's sloppy pass. With Coleman out of position, United could have exploited a large gap at right-back.

As it is, Blind has to remain firm to block Lukaku's shot.

An early contribution from Fosu-Mensah as his first-time cross is claimed by Joel.

The teams are out for the second half. Rojo has been replaced by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

There are few greater certainties in life than a 0-0 half-time scoreline at Old Trafford. It's become a constant theme/running joke under Van Gaal.

Half-time

Manchester United 0-0 Everton

Martial makes inroads into the Everton penalty area but slips over before he can get a shot away and the ball is easily cleared.

One minute of added time signalled by the fourth official. The game has entered a real lull as we edge towards the break.

Mata with a deft flick around the corner for Martial but the Frenchman is rightly whistled for handball.

Stones with a superbly-timed sliding challenge in the penalty area to prevent Martial from pulling the trigger after Rashford's clever backheel. That looked like a goal-saving tackle.

Deulofeu then tries to pick out Lukaku with a sweeping pass but De Gea is alert to come out and collect.

10 minutes plus stoppage time of the first half remaining. Still very much goalless with chances at a premium.

Matteo Darmian sees a cross turned away and United keep possession in the right corner trying to set one of Lingard, Juan Mata or Rashford free. Stones blocks a shot from Martial and Coleman produces an excellent sliding challenge to dispossess Rojo.

Definitely no penalty.

A couple of corners for United go begging. Lennon and Lukaku are busy once more trying to work an opening but no way through so far.

An ambitious volley attempt is sliced wide by Rojo. At the other end, Smalling loses his footing at a vital moment and De Gea is extremely quick off his line to clear at the feet of Lukaku.

Almost a real chance for the Belgian.

Deulofeu attacks down the right and pulls the ball back for Seamus Coleman, whose cross is cut out by Michael Carrick.

Cleverley then wins another free-kick from Schneiderlin that is deflected wide for a corner. Lukaku wins his wrestling match with Smalling but his header, missed by Rashford, drifts harmlessly wide.

Martial plays a delightful one-two with Lingard and comes within a whisker of giving United the lead as a powerful half-volley veers just wide of Joel's right-hand post. That was a lot closer than it looked at first glance.

A crucial intervention from Blind prevents Lukaku's backheel from finding the run of Lennon after strong determination from Cleverley.

United then move forward quickly on the counter but Rashford cannot get a clean shot away.

Good tempo to this game at the moment.

Smalling's foul on former United midfielder Tom Cleverley gives Everton a free-kick in a dangerous position out on the right flank. Leighton Baines' delivery causes uncertainty and Deulofeu later embarks upon a mazy horizontal run across the box before being tackled near the penalty spot.

The visitors look confident early on, it must be said. Probably something to do with the fact that they have lost just one Premier League away match all season.

United are beginning to pour forward now and Rojo combines nicely with Jesse Lingard before firing in a cross towards Anthony Martial.

Phil Jagielka concedes the corner, from which a well-worked routine ends in Rojo's shot being blocked.

Daley Blind and Morgan Schneiderlin are too slow in working the ball through their own half under pressure from Aaron Lennon. Lukaku looks to take advantage but treads on the ball as he tries to beat Chris Smalling.

McCarthy is back on the pitch and appears OK to continue.

No chances as of yet, but James McCarthy is down receiving treatment on his ankle following a collision with Marcos Rojo.

With the pre-match festivities over, Manchester United vs Everton is off and running. Both sides sport their traditional home strips.

As tributes go, this one has been particularly emotional. Charlton, a picture of humility, looks a little overwhelmed. A truly iconic figure in English football history.

Charlton emerges from the tunnel with wife Norma to a rapturous round of applause and a brilliant mosaic that sweeps across all four stands at Old Trafford.

Just under 15 minutes until kick-off. Today's referee is Andre Marriner.

As well as the flags on seats that you can see above, United have also paid homage to Charlton with a smart banner that adorns the front of Old Trafford today.

The 78-year-old, who survived the Munich air disaster, scored 249 goals in 758 total appearances for the club between October 1956-July 1973. He won three first division titles, the FA Cup and one European Cup during that stint.

It's all over in the East Midlands, where Leicester have ground out a fourth consecutive 1-0 win to move seven points clear of Tottenham. The Foxes need a maximum of 12 points from their final six games to complete one of the most incredible transformations in English football history.

What a story.

Roberto Martinez: "We all know that Manchester United control the ball really well. Their positional play is as good as anyone. They are very organised and I think they are in a really good moment of form.

"You don't get better doses of confidence than beating your rivals in the derby as they did. To keep a clean sheet against Manchester City at the Etihad I think shows you the type of performance they had — well balanced."

The Everton boss also insists that he is not unsettled by suggestions that Romelu Lukaku could seek pastures new this summer after another impressive season that has seen the Belgian striker net 25 goals already. Manchester United are believed to be at the front of a lengthy queue of suitors also including the likes of Juventus, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico.

This is what Van Gaal had to say about Everton in his pre-match press conference held on Friday afternoon: "Everton have a good away record, better than their home record - it is very strange.

"When you also see the history of the last matches against them - not my history, but other recent games - it is not so good. Everton are, as an opponent, very difficult for Manchester United, but I hope my record shall continue."

Indeed, the Tofees have won four of their last seven league matches against United but, as the BBC note, can boast just one victory from their last 22 trips to Old Trafford.

Martinez makes two alterations from the side beaten 2-0 by Arsenal. Stones is restored to the back four in place of Ramiro Funes Mori and Gerard Deulofeu gets the nod ahead of Muhamed Besic.

Oviedo and Mirallas are on the bench, while Leon Osman and Brendan Galloway miss out.

Van Gaal names an unchanged starting XI after that morale-boosting success at City a fortnight ago. Young and Herrera are both included among the home substitutes, replacing Schweinsteiger and Januzaj.

Everton: Joel, Baines, Jagielka (c), Stones, Coleman, Cleverley, McCarthy, Lennon, Barkley, Deulofeu, Lukaku

Subs: Howard, Oviedo, Besic, Funes Mori, Mirallas, Niasse, Kone

Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Schneiderlin, Carrick (c), Lingard, Mata, Martial, Rashford

Subs: Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Valencia, Young, Fellaini, Herrera, Memphis

The teams are in...

While we wait for the relevant team news to arrive, let's switch focus to the King Power Stadium for a moment, where leaders Leicester are currently attempting to stretch their lead over main title rivals Tottenham to seven points with a win against Southampton.

With 70 minutes on the clock, the hosts lead 1-0 courtesy of a first-half header from captain Wes Morgan. The Saints had earlier seen a goal-bound Sadio Mane effort blocked by the arm of Danny Simpson.

As if a scarcely believable fairytale rise from relegation fodder to likely Premier League champions was not quite enough to keep supporters entertained, Leicester are also laying on free beer and doughnuts today in celebration of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's birthday.

Today's contest will be preceded by tributes to United icon and current director Sir Bobby Charlton, who is set to have the South Stand at Old Trafford renamed in his honour 60 years after first appearing for the club.

Here is what the World Cup winner has said about the celebration: "This is a great honour and I am very proud – for myself and my family – that the club has chosen to name the South Stand after me. Manchester United has been such an important part of my life and I have so many wonderful memories of this Theatre of Dreams. As a player, I remember the goals and the marvellous players I played with. As a director, I have seen some outstanding matches and players. It is a special place indeed.

"I would like to thank everyone connected with Manchester United. So many people work so hard to keep us at the top; their effort should never be forgotten. But most of all, I would like to thank Norma, my wonderful wife, and my family for the support and encouragement they have always provided. This is for them."

As for Everton, currently plodding along in mid-table, Kevin Mirallas returns to the fold after suspension but Gareth Barry is banned following his red card in the feisty FA Cup quarter-final win over Chelsea at Goodison Park.

Bryan Oviedo has recovered from a chest infection, while John Stones is expected to start despite picking up a knock during his under par performance for England in their defeat to the Netherlands at Wembley on Tuesday.

United will be without Bastian Schweinsteiger today and potentially for the rest of the season after the former Bayern Munich stawart suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during a training session ahead of Germany's friendly defeat to England last weekend.

Ashley Young, Ander Herrera and Adnan Januzaj could all be back in contention after continuing their respective recoveries during the international break, although Wayne Rooney remains sidelined with his own knee ligament damage. Van Gaal has said that his captain is progressing well having joined in a "lower level" of training and is likely to turn out for the U21s before making his first-team comeback.

Phil Jones and Will Keane are still out with ankle and groin injuries. Luke Shaw is finally set to return to work on Monday more than six months after sustaining that horrific double-leg fracture against PSV Eindhoven, but his manager claims it will be very difficult for him to play again in 2015-16.

Following their Europa League last-16 exit at the hands of fierce rivals Liverpool, Manchester United appeared to be mired in yet another hopeless slump prior to the latest derby against City. Speculation regarding an imminent end to the underwhelming and largely tedious tenure of Louis van Gaal continued to abound and their top-four ambitions looked faint at best.

But, as has often been the case since the no-nonsense Dutchman was appointed as permanent successor to David Moyes in 2014, one result - more accurately, one excellent goal from young Marcus Rashford - has momentarily broken the monotony and given renewed hope of brighter days ahead.

Looking to reduce the gap to fourth-place City back to just a single point, today United will hope to rack up their fourth consecutive top-flight win at Old Trafford against an Everton side that have flattered to deceive this season amid the inevitable defensive issues under Roberto Martinez but have generally fared much better away from home.

Kick-off for this one is at 16.00 BST, so stay with IBTimes UK for breaking team news and confirmed line-ups in addition to live updates throughout the afternoon...