After contrasting results last weekend – Everton won at Palace while United lost at Tottenham – Moyes’s side have climbed one point and one place above Ruben Amorim’s team in the table.
Sean Dyche won three of his 19 games in charge this season, a total Moyes has already surpassed in six matches, having watched his team beat Tottenham, Brighton, Leicester and Crystal Palace.
While United are struggling to adapt to a dramatic change in style, Moyes has found success by making minor alterations to his Everton side.
Such a dramatic shift in approach requires time and patience, but these are precious commodities for a club of United’s stature, as Moyes discovered in April 2014 when he was relieved of his duties.
Considering Everton’s form when Moyes was given the job – they were 16th in the Premier League, a point above the relegation zone – it’s a reunion that has gone according to plan.
