Manchester United were held to a draw against Everton on Sunday, with Ainsley Maitland-Niles hitting a stunning last-minute equaliser.In a first half which saw little goalmouth action, the best moment probably fell to Everton when Thierno Barry met a cross from the right. But his headed effort went over the crossbar.The visitors took the lead just over a minute into the second half. Bryan Mbeumo collected the ball on the right wing, drove infield past several Everton defenders, then curled a brilliant left-footed shot beyond Jordan Pickford.Wth just seven minutes left of the 90, Everton managed to equalise. A well-worked move was capped by Hayden Hackney feeding the ball to Tyrique George, who hit a thundering shot past Senne Lammens into the roof of the net.United striker Benjamin Sesko looked to have had the final say, starting and finishing a move which led to his goal in the 88th minute. But it was Maitland-Niles who had the biggest influence on the final result, latching onto a ball as it rolled out of the box and hitting a long-range shot that earned his side a point.The Athletic’s Chris McKenna, Jack Lang and Anantaajith Raghuraman analyse the game.Did a loss of control cost Manchester United?United could not have started the second half better. They had struggled to create clear-cut chances in the opening 45 minutes against Everton’s defence, despite Marcus Rashford’s threat down the left.But Bryan Mbeumo broke the game with a bit of magic inside the first minute after the restart, which gave United the perfect platform to push on in pursuit of a valuable three points on the road.But somehow they lost control in the middle, and continuous mistakes injected life into the Hill Dickinson Stadium crowd. One of those was Diogo Dalot needlessly giving the ball away from the right-back position when keeping possession was the move to make. That allowed a chance which saw Lisandro Martinez needing to block Brennan Johnson’s shot.United never looked settled defending corners or set pieces, which further encouraged the home fans to get behind their team.The decision to take off Rashford and Matheus Cunha with 20 minutes of the 90 left may have led to Benjamin Sesko coming on and scoring, but it didn’t help overall. Between Mbeumo’s goal and Sesko’s header to make it 2-1, United did not have a shot on target. As they started to lose threat at the other end, it gave Everton confidence to get further forward.Sesko popped up with what United thought was a winner, but yet more fragility at the back cost them.Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ finish was outrageous, but United should have dealt with the set piece that led to it with more authority. This was a huge two points dropped, and their lack of control after getting in front twice cost them.Chris McKennaHow remarkable a debut was this for Maitland-Niles?They say you only get one chance to make a first impression. A solid handshake and eye contact usually do the job in everyday life. In football, a bit of effort and a broad display of competence is generally accepted as a pretty decent return.In his first game for Everton, deep into added time, Ainsley Maitland-Niles produced something far, far more memorable.The midfielder, who arrived at the club at the start of the week, was not a marquee signing. The former Arsenal man had been playing for Lyon in France’s top flight for the past three years, on the fringes of most people’s footballing consciousnesses.His return to the Premier League, where he’s also had spells on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Southampton, was not a big story. Even for Everton, much of the excitement on deadline day was to be found elsewhere.Maitland-Niles makes it 2-2 (Carl Recine/Getty Images)The 29-year-old could prove to be an astute signing. He can play at full-back, in central midfield and on the wing.That, for now, is all just bonus material.His goal here was staggeringly good, a shot that seemed to rip through the entire afternoon. It also injected a much-needed shot of optimism into Everton’s season after a testing week.It is hard to imagine how he could have started better.Jack LangHow did United’s excellent off-ball movement lead to the Mbeumo goal?This match desperately needed a moment of quality to unlock it, and Bryan Mbeumo provided it just 61 seconds into the second half.The goal was made possible by United’s smart work without the ball. In the build-up, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot were furthest forward in the right-side half-space. Fernandes’ positioning pulled Vitalii Mykolenko narrower, while Tyrique George followed Dalot infield. Cunha dropping deep drew the Everton midfield’s attention, opening the passing lane for Kobbie Mainoo to find Mbeumo, who was holding his width.As the former Brentford forward drove infield, Fernandes peeled out to that right wing, causing a second of indecision from Mykolenko.Dalot’s underlapping run into the box stopped Everton’s centre-backs from stepping out. That meant once Mbeumo got past George’s desperate tackle attempt, he could get to the edge of the box and curl a shot with his stronger left foot into the far corner.It was a seemingly rehearsed move that was capped off by a fantastic finish and meant United went ahead in a match for the first time this Premier League season.Anantaajith RaghuramanHow crucial could the Shaw-Rashford relationship be?The obvious debate this week is about United failing to sign a left-back to share the load with Luke Shaw before the summer transfer window closed on Tuesday. That’s because of Shaw’s injury record during his career and the worry of how United will rotate him with so many games this season, having qualified for the Champions League — and where this might leave them defensively.But another reason why Shaw may need to stay fit is because of this rekindling of his relationship down their left side with Marcus Rashford. The pair have picked up from where they left off a couple of years ago, before the forward’s loans to Aston Villa and Barcelona under Ruben Amorim.Shaw is going to be crucial to unlocking the best of Rashford. It was his threat that caused some worry for makeshift Everton right-back Merlin Rohl, who stood off Rashford, and that gave him the space to really attack the out-of-position midfielder.Rashford was brilliant here, and the constant isolation of Rohl allowed him to show his full threat down the left. Even when Everton put Vitalii Mykolenko over to that side, Rashford beat him easily and played a brilliant cutback, which Diogo Dalot left, and Matheus Cunha shot over.With Shaw floating around, Rashford was given the space to put in a dangerous first-half cross which needed a good clearance from Jarrad Branthwaite. His run through the Everton defence and clever flick back to Cunha deserved a goal, although the last-ditch tackle from James Tarkowski was terrific, too.After a good performance last weekend at home to Ipswich Town, this was another match to suggest Rashford is going to be an important player now he has returned to United and is staying at the club.Chris McKennaCan George and Grealish give Everton hope amid their striker woes?For Everton fans hoping this game would draw a line under the existential horrors of transfer deadline day earlier in the week, this was a positive outcome.In the first hour, a performance of graft and occasional promise looked like it was running aground in entirely predictable ways.Thierno Barry, the club’s only senior striker after the sale of Beto and Folarin Balogun’s disappearing act on Tuesday, did what Thierno Barry does. He worked hard, he made some decent runs and, with the match goalless just before half-time, he headed a golden chance over the bar from six yards out.On the right side, Brennan Johnson’s best Iliman Ndiaye impression failed to convince. Johnson is a fluid mover but too polite on the ball; he saw one shot deflected over but, after working a better chance moments later, just allowed the ball to run through to goalkeeper Senne Lammens, no questions asked.There was, to be fair, a reaction, even before Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ leveller. Tyrique George capped a sparky performance with a fine equaliser. Then there was Jack Grealish, back on another season’s loan from Manchester City, whose second-half cameo gave Everton a foothold in the game.The former England man wove patterns, combined well with Mykolenko down the left, and generally just lifted the hosts’ level. He only checked in for his second loan at the club earlier in the week, but already Grealish has the look of a talisman.It would be a huge surprise if he didn’t start against Tottenham Hotspur next weekend.Jack LangWhat did Carrick say?Carrick said: “The mentality is there, I think there’s obviously things we need to get better at as a team. “There’s been two strikes from distance really, two really good strikes from their point of view, so sometimes they fly in the top corner and more often than not they probably don’t, so there’s a little bit of that. “Obviously we can’t ignore it, we need to concede less goals to give us a better chance of winning games, but we’ll certainly look at that and keep improving.”What next for Everton?Saturday, September 12: Tottenham Hotspur (away), Premier League, 5.30pm BST, 12.30pm ETWhat next for United?Thursday, September 10: Sabah (Home), Champions League, 8pm BST, 3pm ET