The Reds made it eight home wins in a row with Antony's fourth-minute opener, Conor Coady's own goal and Marcus Rashford's injury-time penalty, as Erik ten Hag tasted victory while taking charge of his first match in the FA Cup.
While United’s immediate focus now turns to another knockout competition, with the visit of Charlton Athletic next Tuesday (10 January, 20:00 GMT) in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, we will wait with intrigue to discover our reward for seeing off Everton.
With Friday's televised tie at Old Trafford being the first of this weekend’s 32 third-round fixtures, Ten Hag and his squad will have to wait for a couple of days until our fourth-round venue and opponents are confirmed.