Ainsley Maitland-Niles marked his Everton debut with a superb strike with virtually the last kick of the game to snatch a 2-2 draw for the Toffees against .
Maitland-Niles’s arrival from Lyon on the final day of the transfer window was overshadowed by Everton’s failure to reinforce their attack.
But the former Arsenal full-back lasered a long-range shot into the top corner in the 96th minute to punish a lacklustre United performance.
Bryan Mbeumo fired
United in front inside the first minute of the second period. But an Everton side short on attacking options rallied to level through Tyrique George in the 83rd minute.
Substitute Benjamin Sesko’s header looked to have won United all three points.
But the decision not to reinforce Michael Carrick’s defence will face more scrutiny as United have conceded twice in all of their opening three games of the Premier League season.
A draw maintains
Everton’s unbeaten start and keeps them one point ahead of United to calm the sense of unrest among the club’s fans.
A miserable end to the window could still have ramifications for the teams performance over the rest of the season.
After letting Iliman Ndiaye depart in a £65 million ($88 million) move to Manchester City and Beto to leave for Fiorentina, the Toffees expected to strengthen their forward line with the signing of Monaco’s Folarin Balogun.