Out of the 'Big Six' teams, Manchester United have, statistically, the easiest start to the season in terms of their first few opponents. However, in the first three matches, they have only managed to accrue four points.

A horrific defeat to newly promoted Hull, an expected win against Ipswich, and now a draw that feels more like a loss against an Everton side that has been through heaps of turmoil recently regarding the state of their squad.

For the first hour of the game, United were in control, creating big chances, including Bruno Fernandes' volley off the crossbar, Matheus Cunha's shot just over the bar, and, of course, Bryan Mbeumo's fantastic goal to break the deadlock.

However, United failed to extend their lead, and around the 80th minute, they looked as though they were settling for a 1-0 win. Until Tyrique George rifled in the equaliser three minutes later, forcing United to wake up again.

United did find a response after substitute Benjamin Sesko scored a header in the 88th minute, which seemed to be the match winner. After failing to hold onto the lead once, United now had another go at seeing the game out, which they executed horribly.

Rather than maintaining possession, controlling the game, and pinning Everton in their half, United sat back and invited pressure as usual for the remainder of the game; this inevitably back-fired and Maitland-Niles saved a point for Everton right at the death.

Granted, the goal was an absolute screamer from the debutant, the constant pressure from the Toffees deserved a goal, and United's submissive, scared approach got exactly what it deserved at the final whistle.

Despite the disappointment for the manager, players, and the fans, it is Carrick's job to find silver-lining's within his team's failure. Carrick spoke to MUTV, firstly addressing the failures, and positives from the game.

"We’re disappointed right now. We came here to win and put ourselves in the position twice to do that. I knew that it was going to be one of those games that goes to the end, that’s how it’s been most of the times when I’ve played here.

"We didn’t manage to see it out. It was two great strikes from their perspective, both in the top corner from distance. They don't go in too often but when they do like that, it’s tough for us to take. We put ourselves in a great position with some really good attacking play but to score two goals and not win away from home is really disappointing."

Carrick then discussed the positives of the game from United's attacking display.

"Some of the attacking play through the pitch was really good today. We know that we can do certain things really well and the attackers did well to score two goals. But to not win the game, that’s the disappointing thing."

Carrick finally addressed the upcoming games, the first Champions League game against Sabah, and the Manchester derby.

"It will be a totally different game on Thursday and then a totally different game next Sunday. !thought there was a lot of good things today that we can move forward. There was good things from Hull that we took, good things from Ipswich, and there's good things today. There’s also things that we need to improve on, it’s ongoing work. We will get ready for Thursday."

Michael Carrick has done a brilliant job so far as manager of Manchester United, however, now that he has the job permanently, some issues regarding his methods must be addressed.

Carrick's biggest fault is his use of substitutes, both the timing of them and the personnel he chooses. This issue was first seen last season against Leeds at home and Newcastle away.

Newcastle got a red card in the first half, and after 15 minutes of poor football, Carrick's response was to make two defensive, like-for-like subs, which made no impact. It then took him another 15 minutes to actually change the formation and attack the ten-man Newcastle; this proved to be too late, and Newcastle scored and snatched the three points.

Against Leeds, it was United that suffered the red card, with Lisandro Martinez being sent off in the 56th minute. Despite being 2-0 down and a man down, Carrick did not make a change until the 70th minute, showing all kinds of managerial incompetence.

And in today's game, despite Cunha playing poorly throughout and the team clearly crying out for a focal point up-front in Sesko, Cunha played 70 minutes, and by the time Sesko came on, the momentum had shifted in Everton's favour, a missed opportunity to kill off the game when United had the upper-hand.

Furthermore, Mainoo and Tielemans were clearly tiring near the end of the game; however, it took Everton equalising in the 83rd minute for Carrick to finally bring on Andrey Santos. Mason Mount went unused despite his ability to maintain possession and see out games as he has in the past, such as the Forest game at home last season.

There is no question that Carrick has been a huge success so far for United in so many ways, and he deserves time to grow as a manager; however, he must learn the importance of being bold tactically and making brave decisions to help his team win games.