Manchester United completed a remarkable comeback from two goals down to win 3-2 at Crystal Palace, with Nemanja Matic’s stoppage-time thunderbolt ensuring that the Red Devils came away with the three points. Palace had taken a surprise two-goal lead, with strikes from Andros Townsend and Patrick van Aanholt, but United rallied late in the second … Read more
It was his first goal for Manchester United. My word, it was one to remember. The type of strike that could result in an obituary for any opposition team. Even Nemanja Matic probably thought it was unlikely to ripple the back of the net from that distance. Michael Carrick screamed pass on the bench. Marcus … Read more
David De Gea (8) Could do nothing about the two Crystal Palace goals but my word he could on Benteke’s header at 2-2, and did just that. A save that allowed United to build momentum and eventually find the winner. Antonio Valencia (5) It was the Ecuadorian’s cross which started the comeback, but other than … Read more
Nemanja Matic struck a stoppage-time screamer to overturn Manchester United’s two-goal deficit and overcome Crystal Palace in a 3-2 thriller at Selhurst Park on Monday night. It was a tale of two halves for Jose Mourinho’s men, who played out a dismal opening 45 minutes and fell behind to an Andros Townsend strike inside the … Read more
With Manchester United playing away at Crystal Palace on Monday night, Liverpool took the chance to move into second place by beating Newcastle 2-0 at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored his 32nd goal of a stunning debut season, with Sadio Mane adding the second to end Rafa Benitez’s unbeaten run against his former side. Salah has … Read more
Despite being raised in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam and enjoying an eight-year stint as part of the Ajax youth academy, United fans would very much like to consider Timothy Fosu-Mensah a ‘home-grown’ talent. This Monday, Jose Mourinho’s men visit Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League. However, Fosu-Mensah will be … Read more
Manchester United travel to south-east London on Monday evening to take on a Crystal Palace side who have slumped recently, and must surely represent ideal opposition for Jose Mourinho’s men to build further upon their renewed confidence after last Sunday’s excellent result over Chelsea. United showed some resilience to come back from falling 0-1 behind … Read more
Manchester United will be hoping to strengthen their grip on second place in the Premier League standings when they travel to take on relegation candidates Crystal Palace on Monday night. Confidence should be high among Jose Mourinho’s men, having come back from a goal down to beat top-four rivals Chelsea 2-1 last weekend. The trip … Read more
There’s plenty of action this weekend to keep us football fans occupied – that’s if the ‘Beast from the East’ permits them to go forward as planned. As we enter crunch time in the Premier League, the races for both top four and relegation heat up significantly, turning ties that some would previously dismiss as skippable when watching Match of the Day into mouth-watering ones.
Let’s get into them, shall we?
Mourinho urges contract talks with two key players It was a good weekend for Jose Mourinho as he saw his Manchester United side overcome former employers Chelsea in a 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Sunday, a victory that saw the Reds establish a six-point lead over Antonio Conte’s fifth-placed men. Despite that victory, the … Read more