Manchester United's goal was pretty but the win was not, and manager Michael Carrick will know his men ground out their 1-0 victory over Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday.
Benjamin Sesko helped start a counter attack and then let loose with a 70-yard run to convert a pass from Bryan Mbeumo and give United a 1-0 second-half lead against the run of play.
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Man United keeper Senne Lammens had a good day between the sticks including a terrific 83rd-minute save, and Carrick's United put distance between themselves and top-five rivals Chelsea and Liverpool.
The fourth-place Red Devils are onto 48 points, three more than the Blues and Reds and three less than third-place Aston Villa.
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We'll share all of Carrick's words as soon as he speaks from Hill Dickinson Stadium.