The attacker won the penalty himself which was conceded by United defender Yoro. Mateta scored the spot kick easily but he was told to retake the penalty since in his first attempt, he touched the ball twice. The French attacker made no mistake the second time and scored for his team to give them a deserved lead in the first half.
After the defeat against 10 men Everton at Old Trafford on Monday, Ruben Amorim wanted a response from his team and that is exactly what he got. Although the Red Devils went a goal down when Jean-Phillipe Mateta scored a penalty in the first half, two goals from the Premier League giants in the second half ensured United get back to winning ways.
England legend and former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was spotted in the crowd as Crystal Palace hosted Manchester United in the Premier League. Lineker made 468 senior club appearances for the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Leicester City and Everton. Notably, however, he never had any connection to Palace or United. It was therefore slightly surprising when TNT Sports' cameras cut to the former striker, taking in the game from the stands.
Famously, the former Liverpool centre-back would be proved wrong, as Sir Alex Ferguson's side - who had an average age of 26 years and 137 days that season - swept to a Premier League and FA Cup Double. The likes of Gary Neville (aged 20), Paul Scholes (20), Ryan Giggs (21), Phil Neville (18), Nicky Butt (20), and David Beckham (20) all played their part that season, as the Class of 92 came of age.
Arsenal and Manchester United will have to fork out 75 million to sign Borussia Dortmund sensation Karim Adeyemi. The German international has taken his game to the next level in recent seasons, and some of the biggest clubs are now after his signature. While his contract at Borussia Dortmund runs until the summer of 2027, they will struggle to keep hold of him beyond this season.
Like I say, we have advantage in the away games, but we need to know how to finish the games in order to win, Amorim said in his pre-match press conference. The same things that we need to do to show to the players why we lost control of Forest, why we lost control against Tottenham. And if you look at those games, they were there to win. Sometimes a small detail can change everything.
Look, he's a good keeper, great shot stopper, but there are certainly some issues around his personality and his behaviour. They always say goalkeepers are mad and he's certainly one of those paid up members of the mad goalkeeper union. But still, I think he's a quality keeper and think a lot of clubs would be looking for him.
Manchester United could offload as many as 11 players in the summer, including club captain Bruno Fernandes, in order to fund a rebuild of their squad, according to The Sun. Sources have told ESPN that the club hope to bolster their options at wing-back alongside their pursuit of a central midfielder. Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba are among the names being considered along with Wolverhampton Wanderers duo Joao Gomes and Andre, Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller and Atletico Madrid's Conor Gallagher.
We know Man Utd could probably do with a midfield signing or two in the near future, but Garner probably isn't a name most fans would have had high up on their wish lists. The former England Under-21 international is doing well for Everton, but he struggled to establish himself in the Red Devils' first-team during his first spell at Old Trafford.
Arsenal and Manchester United have had some spicy encounters over the years but the Premier League leaders have reportedly agreed a functional friendly fixture with the Red Devils. Man United and Arsenal are due to face off in a behind-closed-doors game at Arsenal's Sobha Realty Training Centre on Thursday, according to Arsenal Fixture News. It'll be the first meeting between the two old rivals since the opening day of the Premier League season, when a typical Arsenal set piece goal earned all three points at Old Trafford.
when you have more players with different characteristics, especially with Cunha or Ben [Sesko], you have more options to score goals, especially against low blocks where there's no space. But that is just an excuse, we have players on the pitch, and we could lose the game but with a different intensity, the understanding of the moment when the other team fight each other and get the red card. And I think we didn't understand the moments of the game during the 90 minutes.
