A group of well-choreographed, fancy-dress-wearing school-age dancers fully embraced the Halloween spirit on Saturday as they boogied to one of Michael Jackson\u2019s greatest hits at half-time here. Alas, the match itself was no thriller.<\/p>\n
For Manchester United, the only scary thing about this game was how little they tested Courtney Brosnan in Everton\u2019s goal in the first 75 minutes as they demonstrated their lack of creativity.<\/p>\n
Brosnan did well to save from Elisabeth Terland\u2019s strike, as United grew into the game late on and began to apply some pressure, but this was a fixture worthy of finishing goalless or \u2013 as Sky Sports put it \u2013 ghoul-less.<\/p>\n
Terland has scored five Women\u2019s Super League goals against Everton, but Brosnan was equal to her close-range shot after Jess Park\u2019s through ball.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was not a good performance, but we aren\u2019t always going to perform amazing or good,\u201d said the Manchester United head coach, Eva Olid. \u201cBut it\u2019s [about] always finding a way to win and today we didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to be better. Out of possession, we were late, jumping late, to the individual duels, and in-possession we missed that creativity or connections we were having in the last matches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everton, who are winless in all 15 WSL meetings with United, will be the happier with the point, and their encouraging performance, but they missed the opportunity to climb above their opponents into fourth and might wish they could have converted some of their good midfield play.<\/p>\n
Their former Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell hooked a dangerous effort, left-footed, towards the top corner in the first half, but her shot was saved by Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who also held on to shots \u2013 directed straight at her \u2013 from Ornella Vignola either side of the break.<\/p>\n
Rosa van Gool and Yuka Momiki were combining well for Everton in midfield to frustrate United. United had won away at Everton in the past four seasons, but they were second best in the first half and unable to break the deadlock in the closing stages, despite making improvements after Simi Awujo came on.<\/p>\n
United have been on a positive run, winning three and drawing one of their previous four WSL matches, the derby against Manchester City<\/a> through a morale-boosting late equaliser, as well as enjoying a 100% record in the Players Cup, but they were stifled by an Everton side whose midfield kept the ball well.<\/p>\n Olid, who took over from Marc Skinner in August, said: \u201cAfter such a positive performance on Sunday [against City] there is always that question \u2013 [are we] going to keep that standard or are we going to go a little down, like a hangover after that good match? I expected we would be better than we were. If this has to happen for us to learn and improve, we are going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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