If every storm has a silver lining, Everton won’t have to play Alejandro Garnacho again this season.

The bad news is that the damage Manchester United’s superb Argentine has already done may mean they don’t get another chance at him next season either.

5Alejandro Garnacho starred as Manchester United brushed aside EvertonCredit: AP

5Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spotCredit: Alamy

5Marcus Rashford doubled United’s lead with a clinical penalty of his ownCredit: AP

5Garnacho won two penalties after being fouled by Ben Godfrey for the second (shown).Credit: AP.

In November, United won 3-0 at Goodison Park thanks to Garnacho’s unexpected flying scissors kick.

This time, his dancing feet enticed two lunging legs into two reckless challenges that resulted in two spot kicks.

Both were clinically blasted into the bottom corner of Jordan Pickford’s net, and Everton were defeated despite all of their possession and chances.

After each penalty, first by Bruno Fernandes and then by Marcus Rashford, Pickford rose to chastise his defenders.

The Everton goalkeeper had the right to do so as well. On both occasions, the Goodison defendant had been duped into it.

First it was James Tarkowski, who threw out a foot and clipped Garnacho’s heel as he cut back inside. You could see it from a mile away.

Then, when he danced over and into the box, Ben Godfrey couldn’t hold himself and stretched out a leg to stamp on the United winger’s heel.

Again, referee Simon Hooper pointed to the spot, Everton’s defender yelled, and the verdict was correct.

After Bruno drilled the first to Pickford’s left, Rashford took over, faltered and staggered before kicking in the opposite direction.

While Tarkowski prudently kept his cool after his mishap, Godfrey yelled at the official and received a yellow card to add to his troubles.

Nothing, you suppose, compares to the ear-bashing each of them will have received in the dressing room from an enraged Pickford.

To be fair, things could have been worse for him and Everton, as Vitalli Mykolenko made nearly as many stops as the Toffees’ goalkeeper.

The allegations dismissed when he smacked a low cross behind with a trailing arm, as you might expect from a Garnacho cross, were reasonable. He was sliding back, which would have been severe.

However, the one in which he escaped after the ball struck BOTH arms as he collapsed while attempting to handle Casemiro’s chip was less understandable.

It was the most impressive handling we’d seen at Old Trafford since last year’s Super League Grand Final. Everton should expect proposals from St Helens and Hull KR any day.

However, given how the Toffees were spewing the openings they created, it was unlikely to matter.

Dwight O’Neil shaved a post, James Garner stung Andre Onana’s hands, and Amadou Onana blazed a sit-up-and-smash-me ball that was way too high.

All of this left United still vying for a top-four finish, while Everton was fighting even harder for survival. And you would not bet on either to win.