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The race for Eduardo highlights just how highly he is valued. When he signed a new contract with Gremio earlier this year, the deal reportedly included a 60 million release clause, a figure meant to reflect both his talent and potential, and to deter a mass exit from the club's academy. Eduardo's appeal is easy to understand. Despite being still a teenager, he's already attracting attention thanks to a mixture of size, speed, and defensive composure.

Explaining his decision before kick-off to recall him for the Premier League trip to Selhurst Park, Amorim reinforced that support. "Mason Mount is really smart," he said. "He gives us more possession. He is intense and he can score goals, so is one more player to be near the box." The remark showed incredible foresight as Mount sealed United's first victory at Palace since 2020 by drilling home what seemed to be a pre-planned free-kick move with skipper Bruno Fernandes from 20 yards.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.