Manchester United missed the opportunity to move 10 focuses clear of Liverpool after they turned into the most recent victims of Everton's late-season recovery.
United could have expanded the crevice to their fifth-put matches in the race for Champions League places with a win.
Anyhow, James McCarthy's counter-assaulting objective and John Stones' header had Everton 2-0 ahead at half-time.
Kevin Mirallas beat the offside trap with 16 minutes left to secure a fifth win in six class amusements for the hosts.
It was the third back to back season that the Goodison club have won this apparatus, with last term's 2-0 triumph demonstrating the last round of David Moyes' residency.
Notwithstanding a more regrettable invert on Sunday, Van Gaal has no such reasons for alarm yet the Dutchman may well attendant concerns over the way of this misfortune.
Every one of the three Everton objectives - while very much executed - were totally avoidable.
McCarthy blast between Daley Blind and Paddy McNair who could just make hesitant difficulties before changing over coolly, Stones beat Antonio Valencia too effectively noticeable all around to flame in the second, and both Valencia and McNair changed off to permit Mirallas a free run at the uncovered David De Gea for the third.
Further tension could be found in United's obvious powerlessness to profit by their ownership.
Bared of Michael Carrick by a calf issue, Van Gaal's side were awkward and got to be dependent on theoretical endeavors from separation by Marouane Fellaini and Blind.
The mentor withdrew Fellaini at the interim - the previous Everton player having been occupied for steady fouling notwithstanding Van Gaal encouraging him to keep up his levelheadedness - and Juan Mata just after the hour, with Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria being brought on.
- Everton stay unbeaten at home in 2015
- They have won five of last six league games
- United dominant but can't capitalise
- They have lost last three visits to Goodison
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