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Everton Deny United Late Equalizer In 2-2 Draw

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Everton struck late to break Manchester United hearts on Merseyside, as Ainsley Maitland-Niles equalized in the 96th minute, resulting in a 2-2 draw on Sunday. United may have thought they'd won it in the 88th minute, when Benjamin Šeško scored soon after coming on as a substitute to make it 2-1 following Tyrique George's goal just five minutes earlier that had levelled the match. But United's ecstasy turned to agony when Maitland-Niles scored a screamer from outside of the box with the last kick of the game.

It was a pulsating end to a roller-coaster match. United had initially taken the lead early in the second half through an excellent Bryan Mbeumo solo goal, as the Cameroonian had weaved his way through the Everton defense before rifling the ball into the bottom-left corner. But the Toffees -- who remain unbeaten after the first three games of the season -- kept pushing and got their reward when George smashed it in from a tight angle, following good work from new signing Hayden Hackney to thread the ball through to George.

After conceding so late after taking the lead twice, Michael Carrick and United will view it as a wasted chance to make it back-to-back wins after their 5-2 victory over Ipswich Town last weekend. United have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their first three Premier League games, also conceding two goals against Hull City. After a disappointing end to the transfer window -- in which a deal for Folarin Balogun collapsed spectacularly on deadline day and left Everton with just one striker (Thierno Barry) after Iliman Ndiaye departed for Manchester City -- David Moyes will be pleased to see that his Toffees have plenty of fight in them.