Manchester United miss chance to close on WSL top three in drab draw at Everton

A group of well-choreographed, fancy-dress-wearing school-age dancers fully embraced the Halloween spirit as they boogied to one of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits at half-time at Goodison Park. Alas, the football match itself was no thriller.

For Manchester United, the only scary thing about this game was how few times they tested Courtney Brosnan in Everton’s goal across the first 75 minutes of the contest, as the visitors demonstrated a lack of creativity and ultimately missed the chance to narrow the gap to the sides in the European qualification spots.

Brosnan did well to save from Elisabeth Terland’s strike, as Manchester United grew into the game late on and began to apply some pressure, but overall this was a fixture worthy of finishing goalless, or – as Sky Sports put it…