Paul Merson is backing to take maximum points against this weekend despite their current struggles under .
Everton suffered a 3-2 defeat to Burnley on Wednesday night which leaves them just one point above the relegation zone.
Lampard has lost six of his eight Premier League matches since taking charge and with nine games left to play the fixtures don’t get much easier, starting with the visit of United this weekend.
The Red Devils are in their own slump though with one win in their last matches in all competitions and legend Merson feels Everton can pile more misery on Ralf Rangnick’s side.
‘Everton suffered a damaging defeat against Burnley and could be in the bottom three by Saturday evening, but something tells me they’re going to beat Manchester United,’ Merson said.
‘This is a cup final for Frank Lampard’s side and they will have to play consistently across 90 minutes to get a result, which has been a major problem for them in recent weeks.
‘Manchester United are just all over the place at the moment, they weren’t good enough against Leicester City last weekend.
‘There’s a lot of talk that they’re better off without Cristiano Ronaldo, but I’m afraid I have to disagree with that idea.
‘He’s not going to win them the Premier League – I said this when he joined the club – but they are certainly a better team with him.
‘I have a feeling they might look to let him go this summer – we’ll have to wait and see how that situation develops under their new manager.
‘Everton’s next few games are absolutely atrocious and I think they’ll probably get relegated if they lose this one, as Burnley’s run-in looks a lot simpler on paper.
‘You can call me mad, but I can see the Toffees getting all three points here.’
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