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Alejandro Garnacho\u2019s emphatic overhead kick was not the only explosion that littered the skies at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0winger silenced a furious Merseyside crowd with an astonishing opening goal after just three minutes but Everton\u2019s home ground wasn\u2019t quiet for long. A cacophony of fireworks filled the air, drowning out a set of supporters still collecting their collective jaws from the floor in light of Garnacho\u2019s screamer.<\/p>\n ADVERTISING<\/p>\n Here\u2019s why there were so many fireworks in Sunday\u2019s game, which weren\u2019t in celebration of United\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n The fireworks have started \u2013 literally \u2013 outside Goodison Park ahead of Everton\u2019s game with Manchester United. Get ready to see sparks fly within the ground later! \ud83c\udf86 pic.twitter.com\/IMc55uvDzE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Christopher Beesley (@CBeesleyEcho) November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag anticipated the seething atmosphere in his pre-match press conference. \u201cI can see the opposition and I can see they are mad,\u201d the Dutchman warned.<\/p>\n Everton\u2019s sporting director Kevin Thelwell captured the mood of the fanbase when he described the club\u2019s ten-point deduction as \u201cwholly disproportionate and unjust\u201d. An independent panel had found the Toffees guilty of exceeding the allowed losses over a three-year period ending with the 2021\/22 campaign. Robbed of ten points, Everton dropped from 14th to 19th in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n The club\u2019s vocal supporters mobilised to raise \u00a340,000 after the ruling was made on 17 November. The fan group \u2018the 1878s\u2019 orchestrated most of the demonstrations, explaining on X that \u201cthe money will not only go towards the atmosphere on Sunday but, a continued push at what is a critical time for Everton Football Club, during which we need to all be united as one and aligned\u201d.<\/p>\n The flood of donations helped fund the plane that flew over Manchester City\u2019s 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Saturday, decrying the Premier League as \u201ccorrupt\u201d.<\/p>\n Supporters also distributed bright pink posters with the Premier League logo and that same word, corrupt. Fans raised them at the first whistle and in the tenth minute, briefly drowning out the fireworks with boos.<\/p>\n More protest banners at Goodison Park. pic.twitter.com\/6slgwYr1Df<\/a><\/p>\n
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