O Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1, in a match valid for the 22nd round of the Premier League. The goals of the match at Old Trafford were scored by Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Hashford (United) and Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
With the result, Manchester United reached 42 points and won 3rd place in the Premier League, surpassing Newcastle. Crystal Palace completed its 5th game without a win and remained in 12th place in the English.
Next Wednesday, at 5pm (Brasília time), United face Leeds, at Old Trafford, for the Premier League. Also for the English Championship, Crystal Palace faces, on Saturday, at 12h, Brighton, at Selhurst Park Stadium.
A hard-fought three points for the 10-man Reds 👏#MUFC || #MUNCRY
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 4, 2023
The game
Just after 4 minutes of the first stage, the ball hit the hand of defender Hughes and the judge signaled a penalty. In the kick, Bruno Fernandes moved the goalkeeper and opened the scoring for United.
The rest of the first half was dominated by Manchester United, who pressed Crystal Palace with and without the ball, but were unable to convert their moves into goals, largely due to goalkeeper Guaita, who had a great performance in the first 45 minutes.
In the 18th minute of the second half, in a beautiful exchange of passes, Garnacho passed Luke Shaw who crossed low for Rashford, in the small area, just touching the goal and extending United’s advantage.
At 20 minutes, Casemiro was expelled after confusion generated by Schlupp’s hard tackle on Antony.
Crystal Palace took advantage of the Brazilian’s expulsion and launched an attack. In the 30th minute, Doucouré took the first shot after a corner kick. Schlupp deflected the shot and scored for the visitors.
Manchester United closed and saw their opponent create more chances to score, to tie the match. Crystal Palace, however, abused the aerial crosses in the penalty area and had their offensive initiatives neutralized by the defense of the home team.
See other results of the 22nd round of the Premier League, this Saturday:
Everton 1-0 Arsenal
Aston Villa 2×4 Leicester
Brentford 3-0 Southampton
Brighton 1-0 Bournemouth
Wolverhampton 3-0 Liverpool
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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