The 45 where something has just "clicked" for Everton

In the second half Everton suddenly found they could compete. They found that if the challenges got put in early that United could be contained, and suddenly the counter-attacking style Moyes has brought us particuarly from the 2007/2008 season, was suddenly with us again and Man United seemed rather shocked.
Players like Phil Neville and Fellaini were putting in some great challenges, were unlike earlier in the season keeping possession and spreading the play. Everton were looking far more solid at the back (Lescott looked a new player from the first 45!), and not only that Everton looked confident running at United. I couldn't believe my eyes!
Fellaini headed in a goal, in a "real performance" where he seemed to win everything in the air and the deck, he was back defending one minute then spreading the play going forward the other. A real box-to-box player it would seem; have we just seen why Moyes spent £15 million big-ones on a player who could have all the physical attributes to dominate games. Maybe so... Fellaini certainly deserved Everton man of the match. His best performance by a mile, and a benchmark that the Toffees wish to see more of.
Word has to be said of Phil Neville. A player who has been giving possession away far too easily, suddenly looked amazing in the second half, blocking, tackling and running forward into attacks. His challenge on Ronaldo where he won it cleanly and was carded by United's 12th-man Wiley, suddenly woke the Everton 12th-man (myself included!) into life. His work rate was sufficient for him to ask someone in the crowd for a drink of water, which kept him going till the end.
Everton looked much more solid despite United's multi-million pound assembly of players going at it, followed by Everton counter-attacks (something United do themselves, and seemed to be shocked by Everton playing them at their own game). The blues could have even won the game outright, when under this shock United's error let the Yak in, who on a difficult angle hit the post. God only knows what the noise would have been if it had gone in.
This rounded off a pleasing second half, where the minimal expectations of Evertonians was met: we got at United, they didn't have it all their own way, we almost won it playing some decent possession football at times, with quick counter-attacks, the "true" style of a Moyes team - not the "Hoofball" some quarters associate with Moyes. The players themselves started to perform, something inside the Toffees clicked, the crowd responded, and the play improved.

Credit to Moyes. Credit to Neville for showing grit and for Fellaini for putting his head and feet in throughout the game both in attack and defense whilst keeping things pretty neat and tidy.

More of the same please! So come on you blues!

* In reference to Rooney. The least said the better. Everyone at Goodison would have seen him kissing his badge in an obviously false attempt to antagonise the Toffees by showing loyalty to a rival club. It showed just how little class this player has (Those are the approximate words of Ian St John - a Kopite). If anything it shows just how little he thinks of the club (Everton) and the fans and the city that put him into the big time. You'll never know how it will feel to be a legend amongst Evertonians and the city of Liverpool the home of Everton FC.
Enjoy the money Wayne. You followed the gravy train and continue to play up to it at every opportunity.
Shame about that "100th goal" we heard so much about this week. Awful shame Wayne.