Manchester United vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Re-live all the updates from Old Trafford
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United fell to Crystal Palace as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side began their Premier League campaign one week late on Saturday.
Palace took the lead through Andros Townsend after just seven minutes, and they doubled their advantage on 74 minutes when Wilfried Zaha netted a re-take from the penalty spot after David de Gea stepped off his line when saving Jordan Ayew’s initial effort.
United debutant Donny van de Beek came off the bench to pull one back for the hosts, but Zaha bagged his brace with five minutes remaining at Old Trafford to put the result beyond doubt. Re-live all the updates below:
15 mins: United win a corner that Fernandes whips into the box. It comes to Pogba who heads it down for McTominay. McTominay gives it to James and he floats a ball into the box for Rashford but Palace head it clear.
12 mins: Man Utd have been very sloppy, they’ve given the ball away multiple times, they’re getting caught on the ball, they’re making poor tackles. Crystal Palace look sharper, stronger and fitter. Townsend cuts in from the right wing and lets fly but misses to the right of goal.
Man Utd 0 - 1 Crystal Palace - Townsend
7 mins: GOAL! Sakho sends the ball down the left wing and Schlupp takes possession of the ball. Man Utd try to push up but he gets in behind and squares the ball across the box. Townsend runs into the box from the right and hits the ball back across the goal. He beats De Gea and Palace are leading!
3 mins: Pogba gives away another free kick, this time over to the left of his own penalty area. Andros Townsend sends the ball in and Luke Shaw heads it away. Positive start from Palace.
Kick off: Crystal Palace get the game started with a long ball forward that is cleared by Man Utd. It comes to McArthur who is pulled down by Paul Pogba in his own half.
Less than ten minutes to kick off, Crystal Palace started their Premier League campaign with a win last weekend over Southampton can they continue that run against Manchester United tonight?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explained his team selection for today’s game. He told Sky Sports:
Paul’s [Pogba] been training really well since he’s come back and Donny [van de Beek], it’s his first game, of course we want him to play as much as he can and he’s gelling into the group nicely.
"I’ve got two very good goalkeepers, David [De Gea] played really well for Spain over a couple of games in the summer. We’ve had a strange, very quick turnaround this summer so David’s games for them showed he’s in good form and training has been fantastic with the two of them.
"You have to put a team out that you think will win the game and who is in form. David looks in good shape.
"[Mason Greenwood] is always a great option to have on the bench, he’s had a shorter pre-season than what we’d hoped for and that’s the reason behind a few of the calls today because there’s been a few [players] that haven’t joined in the two weeks we’ve had.
“[Matic and Wan-Bissaka] have only come back to training on Monday so there’s not been enough for them to start today.”
Mason Greenwood starts on the bench for Man Utd today and it’s safe to say Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was not at all happy with the way the FA treated him during his England call up:
Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hits out at FA again over Mason Greenwood’s England call-up
Striker was dropped from national team this month after incident in team hotel with Icelandic women
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