DBasia.news – Manchester United lost their inaugural defeat in the 2019-20 season. Hosting Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in Week three of the Premier League, Saturday (8/24) WIB. The Red Devils lost at the end of the time through late goals scored by Palace players.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, manager of the Red Devils, did not change the composition of the players from the team that drew 1-1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Anthony Martial in the front lines and supported by Marcus Rashford, Daniel James, and Jesse Lingard.
Man United immediately dominated the match. Palace stayed deep in their defense zone and relied on counter-attacks through the speed of Jordan Ayew, Jeffrey Schlupp and former United player, Wilfried Zaha.
Palace’s tactics under Roy Hodgson’s care proved to be effective. In the 32d minutes, Palace silenced the home fans when scoring a goal from a simple scheme.
The bait was given by Vicente Guaita, Palace goalkeeper, headed by Schlupp who won the air ball duel against Victor Lindelof, then the ball was taken by Ayew who immediately converted it into a goal. Palace won 1-0 until the first half ended.
In the second half, Man United continued to dominate possession and tried to find the equalizing goal position. They had a chance to do so when they received a penalty in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, Marcus Rashford’s kick had hit the crossbar and failed to produce results.
Rashford’s failure to score from the white spot continued Paul Pogba’s failure in the match against Wolves. Man United failed to score from a penalty twice in a row.
United’s efforts to equalize appeared on the 89th minutes. Martial provided an assist that was converted into a goal by Daniel James. However, United’s defense was off guard and Palace penalized it through a counterattack.
In the added minutes of 90 + 3, Patrick van Aanholt, Palace’s left back, scored through a hard shot from a tight angle. The ball was originally pushed over by David De Gea, but the goalkeeper failed to brush it off and the ball entered United’s goal.
At a very tight time during the Fergie time, Man United could no longer score. Palace surprisingly won 2-1 at Manchester United headquarters.
Line-up:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw (Ashley Young 34 ‘); Scott McTominay (Juan Mata 85 ‘), Paul Pogba; Daniel James, Jesse Lingard (Mason Greenwood 55 ‘), Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial
Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Crystal Palace (4-3-3): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Martin Kelly, Gay Cahill, Patrick van Aanholt; Luka Milivojevic, Cheikhou Kouyate (James McCarthy 85 ‘), James McArthur; Jeffrey Schlupp (Andros Townsend 80 ‘), Jordan Ayew (Christian Benteke 75’), Wilfried Zaha
Manager: Roy Hodgson