An outstanding away performance from Manchester United, and a hopeless home one from Everton. United were top-notch in all areas of the pitch, and Everton, aside from a 15-minute spell after half-time, were outpassed, outplayed, and outclassed. Very disappointing for Roberto Martinez, but Louis van Gaal must be delighted: his team selection and tactics were spot-on. Smalling, Herrera, Schweinsteiger, Martial and Rooney were excellent, and their win was thoroughly deserved.

Thanks for reading. Bye.

90 min + 2: We spoke earlier about Rooney maybe not being the player he once was, but he’s played very well today, linking nicely with Martial and Herrera, and scoring that third goal. Martial, again, burns Coleman down the left, but he can’t quite find a teammate, and Everton hack clear.

90 min: Three minutes of stoppage time. Really, what’s the point?

89 min: Corner to United, but they’re not arsed about throwing too many players forward.

88 min: Davie Provan on commentary is praising Marcos Rojo, and well he might: Rojo has done very well at left-back, keeping Lennon and Coleman quiet and providing the cross for Herrera’s goal. Great job.

86 min: United happy to play keep-ball. Everton just want this to end.

84 min: United still look dangerous when they come forward: Lingard has been a willing outlet down the right. United’s fans are in good voice; Everton’s supporters are quiet.

82 min: Just over from Barkley. It looked like it was going high over the bar, but Barkley got some really good dip on it, and it just whistled over. De Gea had it covered, I think.

Change for United: Herrera, who has been excellent, and has a goal and an assist, is replaced by Fellaini.

Here’s Mark Payne:

80 min: Barkley tripped by Schneiderlin on the edge of the box. Within shooting range.

79 min: Nearly a fourth for Martial, who did so well to wriggle past a clutch of Everton defenders on the touchline, but his shot was blocked. Martial has done really well today.

78 min: Ooh, good defending from Stones. Lingard streaked down the right, and his ball in was dangerous, but Stones recovered well to head behind for a corner.

77 min: Martial worries Coleman down the right, and feeds Rooney. Stones won it, but it fell nicely to Lingard on the edge of the box, but his shot is well wide. A pretty good chance, there, actually: he probably should have done better.

76 min: What a good performance this has been from Manchester United. I thought they might struggle in this game, but they’ve been hugely impressive. Everton look forlorn, and this game is petering out.

74 min: Poor corner from Barkley, whose performance today has been mixed. Change for United: Carrick on for the excellent Schweinsteiger. A like-for-like substitution.

73 min: Chris Smalling has been excellent today: he’s handled Lukaku really well. United are just sitting in here, and are happy to go forward on the counter-attack.

Change for Everton: Deulofeu on for Lennon.

71 min: Lingard and Herrera combine nicely down the right, but Jagielka does well to cut out the cross. Everton had a good 15 minutes or so after the break, but that third goal has really killed things off.

69 min: Well, Howard did much better there: Martial found Rooney clear down the left, who ran beyond Jagielka, and Rooney went into the box, but maybe his touch slightly let him down at the key moment, because he could only stab at it, allowing Howard to save with his midriff. Rooney probably should have scored, but the goalkeeper did well.

67 min: United could score four or five here: they’ve been so dominant. A really excellent team performance. The pass from Herrera for the goal was super, and good on Rooney: he needed that.

65 min: Jeez, Everton. I mean, Jagielka made a bad mistake in giving it away so easily, but the goalkeeping, then… really, really poor. Howard could done his teammate a favour by at least standing up and making Rooney find the corner, but he just sort of fell to the ground, and Rooney passed it beyond him. Not good enough.

63 min: Terrible pass from Jagielka, and Herrera fed Rooney, who was all alone through the middle, racing clear, and had the easy chance of scoring, because Howard went down far too early and just allowed Rooney to sidefoot it into the centre of the net. Dreadful defending, and the contrast between the goalkeepers couldn’t be starker.

60 min: Another good save by De Gea! Good ball in from Barkley, whipped across the face, and everyone missed it, but De Gea was solid, and beat it clear.

59 min: Foul by Schneiderlin on Barkley. Again, Everton with a set play in a good area. However: Everton, apparently, are the only Premier League team not to have scored from a set piece this season.

57 min: Coleman does well to dispossess Martial as he went into the box, but it was the Irishman’s earlier mistake that led to the United chance. Now Lukaku runs at Rojo, who has already been booked, but Rojo does well to keep his eye on the ball, and win it cleanly.

55 min: Great save by De Gea! The first time in the match that Everton have got beyond United’s defence. It was a wonderful straight pass from Barkley, finding Lennon down the right, and Lennon’s cutback was met by Lukaku – but De Gea saved really well with his feet. So much better from Everton, but fine goalkeeping. He’s so good, De Gea, isn’t he?

53 min: This has been a great duel between Smalling and Lukaku, but Smalling held Lukaku’s shirt, and Everton have another free kick in a good area.

52 min: Now a yellow for Rojo, right on the corner of the penalty box. Barkley with the free-kick, but he couldn’t beat the first man. So disappointing.

51 min: Yellow card for Bastian Schweinsteiger, as much for persistent fouling as anything. Kone and Lukaku with a nice one-two, and it falls to Coleman in the box, whose hung-up cross looks sure to be finished by Barkley … but Barkley hesitated, fatally, and the chance was lost. Better from the hosts, though.

48 min: Lingard is released by another raking Schweinsteiger pass, and United can start work in Everton’s half. United have tamped down on Everton’s bright start.

46 min: Everton free kick for a trip by Schweini. Lovely ball in by Barkley, and Lukakus is lurking, but Smalling does really well, again, to get a vital touch. It’s a goal kick, actually – last touch was off Lukaku.

Martin Crookall writes: “Tim, trust me, I am as disillusioned about Wayne Rooney’s performances as any United fan, and it’s astounding the number of passes to blue shirts that thew commentary I’m listening to is ignoring, but he has shown some neat touches in between the customary crap. If you could only fillet the uselessness out, he might look halfway decent today.”

Remember a couple weeks back when Michael Owen said Raheem Sterling couldn’t shoot? Well, he’s just scored three in Man City’s first half against Bournemouth. They lead 4-1. Follow all the scores here:

Here’s Tom Harp:

“Agree re your player assessments. You could have added Rooney’s by now typical abysmal performance and Mata being taken to the cleaners every time Galloway attacks. I also noted Martial was limping at the end of the half, probably still feeling that Coleman “tackle”, hopefully he will be okay to continue.”

Yeah, that Coleman tackle was late, and pretty ugly. I don’t think Coleman is 100%: he’s looked well off the pace, with none of his usual dash and vim.

45 min: Everton really need half-time. They’ve been really poor this half – probably their worst 45 minutes of the season. Maybe Watford on the opening day. But they’ve forced a corner here. And a shot from Barkley! The angle was against him – he was almost at the touchline – but at least he worked De Gea.

43 min: Everton were absolutely cut to ribbons then. Stones stepped up to play offside, and Rooney got clear down the right. His cutback for Martial was good, but it looked as though Martial didn’t quite get hold of his shot, and a combination of recovering Everton defenders just about managed to block. Nervy moments: that could easily have been three.

41 min: Naismith doesn’t have an excess of skill, but he’s willing, at least, and he gets Everton moving with some doughty work down the left. United can’t clear, but Jagielka, in an advanced position, overhits his cross. Or maybe it was a shot.

Here’s Manoj Joseph: “Has Rooney completed a single pass in the last 10 minutes? If so, I’ve missed it. Perhaps it’s time to accept that he is over the hill.”

38 min: Roberto Martinez looks somewhat pained on the touchline. United have settled into a more defensive shape after that second goal, but Everton haven’t really troubled them at all.

36 min: Galloway got the better of Mata down the left, and put a lovely cross in, but Smalling did very well to come across the defender. Corner to Everton, but Naismith is called for a foul on Rooney in the six-yard box. Not a great deal in that, I don’t think.

34 min: I reckon Schweinsteiger has been the best player on the pitch so far: he really knows how to pass. He’s making United sing. Everton look sad.

33 min: Galloway is an admirable player, and he’s done so well since coming in, but he’s a centre-back, really, isn’t he? Everton have had almost nothing out wide. They’ve been really disappointing. United back to defend in numbers, and Everton’s attack peters out.

31 min: Jones is back on. He’s hard as nails, isn’t he?! Rojo looks for Rooney, but Stones is in quickly. Then McCarthy, who I think is a right snide sometimes, is late on Schweinsteiger. That should have been yellow.

31 min: I mentioned Lennon being quiet, but Coleman has hardly attacked at all this half. Maybe he’s not fully fit. Ha! As I was typing that, Coleman put in his first cross of the game, and although De Gea was favourite to win it – it wasn’t a great ball in – Lukaku got up higher, and there was panic in the United defence for a moment. No one in blue could win the second ball, though.

Jones is really bleeding heavily. Will he be able to continue?

29 min: United look very comfortable. Martial goes down the right for the first time, but he can’t keep it in. Meanwhile, Phil Jones has gone to the touchline with a bloody nose. It’s like Terry Butcher all over again.

26 min: Everton supporters should be thoroughly depressed: they just haven’t got going. Aaron Lennon, making his first Premier League start of the season, has been quiet.

24 min: Coleman, incidentally, was booked during that passage of play: it was a crude foul on Martial, but Moss did very well to let play flow. Everton can’t get a grip, and Goodison is very quiet.

23 min: Coleman dived in foolishly on Martial, but Jon Moss played a good advantage, because Rojo was completely free down the left. His cross was measured, and Herrera arrived late and pushed a lovely header past Howard into the corner. Much too easy. Everton have been crap so far.

21 min: Everton are being out-passed in midfield. Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger and Herrera have the measure at the moment. Stones looks for Galloway on the left, but it’s out of play.

19 min: What a soft goal to concede from Everton’s POV. United’s corner was half-cleared by Naismith, but then United headed it back it, it bobbled around, and fell to Schneiderlin, who was free, in acres of space, on the right hand, and he cushioned a shot very nicely into the far corner. Howard, predictably, never looked like saving it. Game on!

16 min: Davie Provan on commentary wonders whether United might be a little short in midfield if they turn the ball over in Everton’s half. Herrera has started in a pretty advanced position. Opportunities for Everton on the counter-attack?

14 min: Much better from Everton: they’ve got on the ball in these past five minutes, and have pushed United back somewhat. No real scoring chances so far, however.

13 min: Lukaku takes it – it’s deflected. Corner. It’s a waste.

12 min: Naismith, who is not everyone’s cup of tea, but has a knack of scoring in big games and who has started effectively here, is fouled about 30 yards out. It’s within range for Barkley. No Leighton Baines, though.

11 min: Everton look long for Lukaku, and there was a suspicion that Smalling was wrestling, rather than defending, right on the edge of the box. No free kick, though.

Here’s Nathan Human: “It would appear that record breaking Wayne is now Schrödinger’s Footballer in that he is both a “top top player” and simultaneously “fat and overrated” . His true state is only decided by who looks at him, if it’s an ex-player or majority of the press, he is the former, for pretty much everyone else he is the latter.”

9 min: Darmian, who scored for Italy against Azerbaijan in midweek, and who I think is going to be a fine outside-back, goes clear down the right, and fizzes one across the six-yard box. No one there for United, though.

7 min: Everton haven’t been able to get Lukaku into the game yet, and McCarthy and Barry have had to do plenty of defensive work. But that’s better! Naismith looks for Lukaku through the middle, but Smalling and De Gea did well to ease him out. I think Martinez will want to utilize Lukaku on the counter-attack, but United are in control so far.

6 min: United are monopolising possession, with Schweini, Herrera and Mata to the fore. Everton can’t win it back.

4 min: Jagielka heads clear, confidently, and Schweinsteiger can’t made the follow-up count. Decent start so far: United look confident.

3 min: Galloway trips Herrera, who did well to nutmeg Jagielka down the right. Dangerous position for United to cross.

2 min: I’m slightly disappointed Deulofeu hasn’t started here: I think he might have fancied getting at Rojo down that right side. Galloway and Naismith combine well, but Darmian, I think it was, does well to block.

Just in case you’re interested, here’s that Spurs-Liverpool match report:

Kick off is in seven minutes. The players are in the tunnel. Not long now.

Wayne Rooney’s goal return this season has been, shall we say, modest. Rooney has only one goal in the Premier League, and has not registered away in the competition for 11 months. He’s still only 29, but is he cooked? That’s today’s hot topic. Email me!

So John Stones and Seamus Coleman return for Everton, and Aaron Lennon replaces Gerard Deulofeu in attack. Ander Herrera plays in midfield with Schweini and Schneidi, and Memphis Depay and Daley Blind drop to the bench. Maybe Louis van Gaal saw his former team Holland play in midweek, and benched them in disgust. Jeez, they were terrible, weren’t they?

Spurs and Liverpool have just drawn 0-0. I think we can reasonably say that it wasn’t a classic.

Some sad news this morning: Howard Kendall has died aged 69. The grief will be keenly felt at Goodison: Kendall was probably their best ever manager, winning two titles in the 1980s, and appearing more than 200 times as a player, starring in that famous midfield with Colin Harvey and Alan Ball. The Holy Trinity, they called them. Maybe Everton’s best ever trio in the centre of the pitch.

There’ll be an appreciation before today’s match, and quite rightly so.

Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Louis van Gaal on Wayne Rooney: