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.

Carrick, the former midfielder, has taken the reins at Old Trafford following Ruben Amorim’s sacking in January, and he has led his old club to five wins and a draw in his first six games. The most recent was a 1-0 win at Everton, where Benjamin Sesko netted the only goal to fire the Red Devils back into the top four of the Premier League.

The sight of Šeško dropping to the bench for United’s first game under Carrick will have caused understandable alarm for the striker. Signed for up to £74 million ($99.9 million) during the summer, it was clear he was not joining to be a reserve option.

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