After not being a starter in last Wednesday’s game against Leeds United on the 22nd date of the Premier League, James Rodríguez appeared again on Saturday visiting Manchester United at the Old Trafford stadium to take part in one of the most attractive matches of the European day.
The local team dominated the first half at will and James Rodríguez he could do little in those minutes; However, the second half had a different face for Everton and the Colombian returned to take over the reins. The cut came at 48 minutes and at 51, James scored a goal for the partial draw.
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However, James Rodríguez was substituted after 67 minutes and left without blaming the DT. At some signals, Colombian midfielder would have asked coach Carlo Ancelotti to make a substitution because of a hard blow to the instep minutes ago that he could not bear. In his replacement came the ’10’ and team captain Silfy Sidgurdsson.
The Colombian left the field, had a cordial dialogue with the DT on the line and took a seat on the replacement bench. A minute later Manchester United made it a 3-2 final after a free kick that was headed for defensive passivity.
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It should be noted that Yerry Mina did not play at Old Trafford and as a result of the development of the game, his absence affected the Everton behind who scored two goals in the air game.