Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney returns to Old Trafford to face the Red Devils on Sunday (Watch live, 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com).
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Everton has bigger fish to fry than Rooney’s return, having been thumped 3-0 by Atalanta to open life in the Europa League group stage.
This fixture also completes a wild run of league fixtures for Everton which included Man City, Spurs, Chelsea, and United. The Toffees have only taken a point during that span.
United is coming off a UEFA Champions League win over Basel which saw it lose Paul Pogba for weeks.
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Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Young, Matic, Fellaini, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku. Subs: Romero, Darmian, Smalling, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard, Martial.
Everton: Pickford, Baines, Keane, Williams, Jagielka, Martina, Schneiderlin, Gana Gueye, Davies, Sigurdsson, Rooney. Subs: Stekelenburg, Sandro, Mirallas, Klaassen, Besic, Calvert-Lewin, Holgate.