Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford converted from the spot to extend Everton's winless run in the Premier League to 11 games. Victory takes United to within eight points of fourth-placed Aston Villa and three of Tottenham in fifth.
The Portuguese captain let his English teammate take the second penalty of the match. "Obviously, as I said many times, we have more than one penalty-taker and we have a list in the dressing room," the No.8 told reporters.
"Marcus [Rashford] is the second name as a penalty-taker and I am more than confident whenever Marcus steps up to take a penalty. I am more than confident that he can have the same effect as me," he explained.
Fernandes went on to add: "I did score the first one but I felt that with the second one, we should have changed because it then moves the mind a little bit of the goalkeeper. He has to move differently, he has to adapt to a different kind of penalty-taker, so I think it was the best decision for the team in order to help us get another goal.
"It was not because I wasn't confident I would score, because I was, but because I spoke to Marcus and asked him if he wanted to take it. He said: 'I would be happy to take one', so I said 'go ahead'," the 29-year-old concluded.