When Everton host Manchester United on 9 April, Donny van de Beek will not participate. He is unable to play due to a thigh injury, but while being fit, he would not have qualified as a player on loan from the Red Devils to Everton.
The Dutchman is the latest player to move from Old Trafford to Goodison Park, or vice versa, in the past few years.
Indeed, some players have moved between clubs more than once, and the list of players representing both clubs spans from the most famous players to a few names that may surprise readers.
Here is a list of notable names who have worn both Everton Blue and Manchester United red.
Wayne Rooney
The only place to start this list, Rooney is both the most famous player, and the only one to move in either direction.
Rooney came through Everton Academy. He made his debut in August 2002 and scored against Wrexham later that year to set a new record as Everton's youngest ever goalscorer.
It was quickly clear that he was heading to the top, and after 77 appearances in two seasons at Everton, he moved to Manchester United. He was ranked number 8 when he arrived, and went on to become a Red Devils club legend.
In all, he played 559 games for Man United, scoring 253 goals. He won five league titles, a Champions League and several domestic cups during his time at the club, as well as completing his time at the club as their all-time top scorer.
Rooney left United on a free transfer in the summer of 2017, returning to Everton on a two-year deal. He played a total of 40 games upon his return to Merseyside, before moving to DC United in Major League Soccer.
Romelu Lukaku
One of the most recognizable names on this list, Lukaku joined Chelsea in 2014 for over $47 million (£28 million). The forward was a star player for Everton during his time at the club, already on loan at the club. last season.
He was a regular goalscorer throughout his spell at Merseyside, but the 2016-17 season was really different for Lukaku. He scored 25 goals in 37 league games, and is considered by many to be one of the best center forwards in world football, not yet at an elite club.
This soon changed, as Manchester United made the move for him in the summer of 2017. United reportedly paid an initial fee of more than $96 million (£75 million) for Lukaku, in the hopes that he could replicate his Everton form at an even greater level. Forum. Lukaku moved to United the day after Wayne Rooney returned to Goodison Park.
Unfortunately, it never quite clicked for Lukaku at Manchester United. It started off well, with Belgium scoring 10 goals in their first nine matches. But soon the flow of targets began to slow down. In his two seasons at Manchester, he scored 28 league goals, before moving to Inter Milan in Italy.
Donnie van de becky
The most recent addition to this list, van de Beek joins Everton on loan at the end of the 2022 winter transfer window. After joining Man United in the summer of 2020, the Dutch midfielder has never managed to score consistently in the team at Old Trafford.
Loans have improved somewhat for Goodison Park, with Van de Beek picking up regular minutes as he sees fit. Getting the Dutchman on the pitch and doing his best will be a key factor if Everton are to avoid relegation this season.
Maroune fellaini
Marouane Fellaini spent a decade of his career at these two clubs. Fellaini joined Everton in September 2008, after turning down several other clubs including Manchester United at the time. He quickly settled into life at Everton, offering a physical presence in midfield and managing 30 league games in his first season, becoming the standard bearer of David Moyes' Everton tenure.
When the Scottish manager made the move to Old Trafford, Fellaini followed. He walked in for around $43 million (£27.5 million) on the final day of the transfer window, even though he had a buyout clause that would have been lower if the window had been activated earlier.
While Moyes did not last long at Manchester, Fellaini was at the club for six years. However, he never really established himself, and averaged about 20 league games in a season.
When Jose Mourinho was fired and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over, Fellaini's playing time was limited, and he left the club for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.
Phil Neville
Phil Neville is another player with a long history shared between these clubs, having spent his entire career exclusively with these clubs. Coming through the United Academy, he made his debut in the 1994–95 season, and within a few years he was a regular on the United team. By the end of the 2004–05 season, after a decade at the club, he made 386 appearances for United.
However, that was his final season when he moved to Everton. His attitude, rate of work and versatility made him a firm favorite of David Moyes, who would play him with regularity throughout his time as Everton manager.
From joining the club in the 2005–06 season until his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season, Neville made 303 appearances for the Toffees.
louis sahai
Saha joined United from Fulham in the winter of 2004, scoring 15 goals in 22 appearances for West London in the first half of the season.
While the French international had good moments at United, it never clicked for him as everyone expected. Recurring injury problems meant that Saha struggled to play regularly, and he made appearances in more than 20 leagues only once in a season.
Nevertheless, Saha managed to score 42 goals in 142 appearances before leaving United for Goodison Park in 2008. He stayed at Everton for four years, and his performance record there was slightly better. He averaged only 25 league appearances in his four years, and scored 35 goals in 115 games.
However, he had a goal drought at the end of his time at Everton that lasted over 900 minutes, and he was allowed to move to Tottenham on a free transfer in January 2012.
Mark Hughes
Another Manchester United academy player, Mark Hughes, entered the United team in the 1983–84 season, and made 121 appearances in his first three years at the club. He was transferred to Barcelona, who loaned him to Bayern Munich for a year, before returning for a second spell at United. It was longer, and more successful.
He made over 300 appearances for United during his second stint at the club, which lasted from 1988 to 1995. During that time he won two Premier League titles at the club, as well as three FA Cups and one League Cup.
He left Manchester for the second time, this time for West London. He spent three years at Chelsea, followed by two years at Southampton, before joining Everton for a brief stint.
He arrived at Merseyside in March 2000, after being told that he was not in Glenn Hoddle's plans in Southampton. During his time at Everton he played 19 games, scoring one goal. He went on to join Blackburn Rovers in October 2000.
Michael Keane
Perhaps an unexpected name for some, Everton center back Michael Keane has a combined history. Another United Academy product, Keane played five times for United as a youth player, including one league appearance against Sunderland in 2014.
When it became clear that his long-term future was not at United, he joined Burnley on loan in 2014. That move was made permanent, and he became a regular at the Burnley backline until he was signed by Everton in the summer of 2017.
Since then, Keane has been a regular starter for the Merseyside outfit. He has made over 30 league appearances each season, with 180 appearances for the Toffees so far.
Tim Howard
New Jersey native Tim Howard represented both these clubs during his Premier League career.
He was signed by United in 2003 as a replacement for Fabian Barthez. His United career started off well, but over time, his career continued to make mistakes. He soon found himself displaced by Edwin van der Sar.
Howard joined Everton on loan for the 2006–07 season and, after making 77 appearances for United, soon joined the Merseyside club permanently. He settled well into Everton life, and spent the best part of a decade playing for the Toffees. When he left in 2016, he had played 414 times for Everton.
Morgan Schneiderlin
The hardworking midfielder joined Manchester United in the summer of 2020 for a reported fee of around $32.5m (£25m) from Southampton. It was hoped that he would not be a hard-working, defensive-minded player in United midfield. However, he never landed that role, and did not live up to the expectations.
By the end of his second season it was clear that United expected him not to be a holding midfielder, and after 47 appearances for the club he was transferred to Everton in January 2017.
Initially things went well for him at Everton. Under Ronald Koeman, he made 40 appearances in his first full season, and seemed to have regained Southampton form.
However, things soon took off, and he found himself struggling to get regular football under Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce. He went months without being selected under Marco Silva, and was eventually deported to Nice in 2020.
Andrei Kanchelsky
Sir Alex Ferguson signed Kanchelsky after seeing his highlights on a VHS tape.
Foreign players were still a rarity in British football when he joined United, but that didn't bother him. Between the 1990–91 and 1994–95 seasons he played 161 times for United, as well as winning two Premier League titles.
He then followed it up with a two-year spell at Everton, which he represented more than 60 times, followed by an injury-prone spell at Fiorentina, Italy.
Tom Cleverly
Another player to come through the United Academy, Cleverley spent many years as a team player, Ferguson being a fan of his work-at-home attitude.
However, it was clear that his long-term future would not be at United and his time at the club saw several loan moves. He made 79 appearances for the club between 2011 and 2015, before moving to Everton on a free transfer.
He had a good first season, with the midfielder making 30 appearances for the Toffees. However, when Ronald Koeman took over, Cleverley found himself below the pecking order and left on loan to Watford in January 2017. That move was later made permanent.
Darren Gibson
Yet another United Academy graduate who moved to Everton after failing to break into United midfield, Gibson's story is similar to that of Cleverley.
He made 60 appearances for United as a relative youngster, scoring several lucrative goals from afar during his appearance.
However, he never cemented his place in the team, and he moved to Everton in January 2012. Although he was well regarded, Gibson struggled to play regularly for Everton, only managing to play more than 10 league games twice in five. He spent one and a half years in the club. He left for Sunderland in January 2017.
Jesper blomquist
Swedish wide man Jesper Blomqvist had spells at both United and Everton during his career. He joined United from Parma as a backup for Ryan Giggs, with Ferguson trying to sign him earlier in his career. He played regularly in the 1998–99 season, and was part of the team that won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble.
However, Blomquist picked up a serious knee injury, leaving him without playing for two years. Because of that, United opted to renew his contract. He joined Everton in November 2001 on a free contract, and was at the club until the end of the 2001–02 season.
Although he made 18 appearances in total, injury problems plagued him. After leaving Everton in 2002, he did not play regularly for the rest of his career.