Ex-Liverpool star Jamie Carragher was full of praise for Everton's midfield trio of James McCarthy, Gareth Barry and Ross Barkley as they played key roles on Sunday.

The Toffees' third consecutive home win against United was made possible by goals from McCarthy, John Stones and Kevin Mirallas but it was the central midfield performances that really resonated with Carragher.

Carragher said on Sky Sports: "In the midfield areas, there was a job that was done last week by Zouma on Fellaini. I think Gareth Barry did a similar job today but the fact James McCarthy got the man of the match and Barry was in the running was the job they did.

"It wasn't just Fellaini in this midfield for United; it's the job of Herrera as well. McCarthy looked after him, as did Ross Barkley. You wouldn't say he had his greatest game in terms of being on the ball and going forward but how disciplined he was. His job was to stop Daley Blind.

"Those three players were virtually doing man-marking jobs and the three of them did it excellently. That's where they got the win from because they won the ball back quickly and could counter-attack."