Everton's day of defiance in their first game since receiving a 10-point deduction turned into a damp squib.
A 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United leaves the Toffees one place off the foot of the table and five points from fourth-bottom Luton Town.
There was nothing any goalkeeper could have done about Alejandro Garnacho's sensational bicycle kick for the opener, but Everton manager Sean Dyche was left questioning United's second.
Referee John Brooks initially booked Anthony Martial for a dive, but the video assistant referee (VAR) advised him to watch Ashley Young's challenge on the pitchside monitor and decided that Everton right-back had tripped the forward.