Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

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Cast and crew

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare, Jedinak, Ledley, McArthur, Zaha, Bolasie, FFS Murray.
Subs: Hennessey, Kelly, Puncheon, Mutch, Lee, Chamakh, Campbell.

Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Blind, Herrera, Mata, Fellaini, Young, Rooney.
Subs: Valdes, Evans, McNair, Pereira, Januzaj, Falcao, Wilson.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
 
And we’re off! United get the ball rolling. “Can we please have the Selhurst pitch from those 1972 highlights, evidently having been attended by a team of oxen and a plough beforehand, for tonight?” asks Lou Roper. Sadly, no old-school horticultural stylings this evening: the grass is shimmering under Selhurst sun this evening. But it’s not exactly a bowling green.
 
3 min: McArthur, in the middle of the park, rolls a delicious pass down the inside-right channel to release Bolasie on goal. Bolasie was a yard offside, though. But United’s back line doesn’t look totally sure of itself. They’re all over the shop less than 60 seconds later, as Jedinak strides into space down the same channel. That’s stride as opposed to run: had Jedinak any pace, United would have been in a lot of trouble there.
 
5 min: Palace fanny around, conceding a needless corner. The set piece sees Smalling and Dann come together under the ball. Neither of them connect properly. The away support make a half-arsed claim for a penalty kick, but their heart’s not really in it. A nice open start to this game, though, and the atmosphere reflects that; it is wonderful, as it always is at Selhurst.
 
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