AN EVENTFUL afternoon on Merseyside saw Everton and Manchester United pick up a point each, after goals in the first half meant that neither gained a real advantage in the race for European qualification.

United sit in fifth — but they are far from sitting comfortably after today — while Everton could really have done with a win to help them gain ground on their rivals.

The Toffees thought that they had won the game late on when Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s effort deflected in off Harry Maguire, wrong-footing David de Gea. But Gylfi Sigurdsson was sat in an offside position in front of the goalkeeper and the effort was disallowed as a result.