Everton manager David Moyes admitted that his club is looking to the free agent market, in order to address the lack of depth at center forward. Thierno Barry is the club’s only true recognized striker, currently on the roster, after the closure of the summer transfer window on Tuesday. Beto left for Fiorentina, Iliman Ndiaye went to Manchester City, and the proposed replacement, Folarin Balogun, pulled out at the last minute on deadline day.
Manchester United at Everton FC FYIs
Kick: Sun. Sept. 6, 2pm, Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, UK
Team News: Manchester United Everton
Starting XI Predictions: Manchester United Everton
Google Result Probability: Manchester United win 44% Draw 27% Everton win 29%
Premier League Form, Standing: United LW, 10th, 3 pts Everton WD, 7th, 4 pts
“Disappointed we didn’t do more business, disappointed things didn’t go our way in the end,” Moyes said at his weekly news conference earlier today. “But sometimes in football you have to live with disappointments and we will and we’ll move on.
“We’re looking at the free agents’ market but I want a team that can be at the top end and can challenge. The disappointment would be that I want to keep pushing on and for the players to believe we’re going in the right direction.”
Who that could be is anyone’s guess, and we’re certainly hearing some wild names in the transfer rumors circulating on the internet right now. So in predicting our starting lineup, Thierno Barry is a lock, and we will write him in first!
Everton Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester United
Jordan Pickford, Merlin Rohl, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Harrison Armstrong, Tyler Dibling, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tyrique George, Thierno Barry
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