Last Updated on 02/05/2023 by てんしょく飯
On February 4, the 22nd match of the Premier League season took place between Manchester U and Crystal Palace.
After an intense January in which they played 8 official matches, Manchester U is now looking forward to February with the goal of making further progress in the league.
In the Premier League, they lost their last game against Arsenal 2-3 due to a late goal in the last minute of the game, but they made it to the fifth round of the FA Cup, and then beat Nottingham Forest 5-0 in the Carabao Cup (EFL League Cup) to advance to the final game. The team has won four straight official matches, and has also won the Premier League Cup. Manchester U will be looking for their fourth straight win and first win in three Premier League matches when they host Crystal Palace, currently in 12th place.
Manchester U made two changes to their starting lineup from the last meeting, the Carabao Cup semifinal second leg against Nottingham Forest. David De Gea and Marcus Rashford return to the starting lineup, while Marcel Sabitzer, who joined on loan on the last day of the winter transfer window, starts on the bench. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, made three changes from the previous game against Newcastle. Albert Sambi Lokonga, who joined on loan from Arsenal on “deadline day,” and Nauilo Ahmada, who joined on a permanent basis from Stuttgart, both started on the bench.
The game got underway early, and in the 4th minute, Manchester U received the ball on the left side of the field, and Luke Shaw broke into the left side of the penalty area off a pass from Marcus Rashford. The ball was blocked by a defender, but Rashford picked up the spilled ball and tried to cross the ball again. The ball was handled and Manchester U was awarded a penalty kick. Bruno Fernandes coolly dispatched the penalty to put Manchester U ahead.
In the 27th minute, Rashford’s right-footed shot from B. Fernandez’s through ball was deflected in by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, and in the 31st minute, Rashford got the ball high and tried to shoot from the edge of the box, but his shot went just wide of the crossbar. The first half continued as the first half ended with Manchester U’s goalkeeper Vicente Guaita playing the ball in from the right. The first half ended with Manchester U leading by one goal.
In the second half, Manchester U added a goal that would give them the win. 62 minutes into the second half, Alejandro Garnacho took a pass from Aaron Wan Bissaka directly to Alejandro Garnacho, who took the ball sideways and connected with the ball. Shaw sent a direct, grounded cross-ball and Rashford pushed the ball home at the end. Rashford’s 19th official goal in two consecutive Premier League games gave Manchester U the lead.
However, Manchester U had an accident in the 70th minute. A foul by Jeffrey Schlupp on Antony on the right flank led to a scuffle between the two teams. Casemiro choked Will Hughes when he tried to stop him, and an on-field review (OFR) resulted in Casemiro being sent off. Manchester U was forced to play with one man less.
In the 76th minute, Sheikh Doucoure connected directly with a left corner kick that drifted to the far side, and Schlupp finally found the net with a direct finish. Crystal Palace pulled one back with a numerical advantage.
Manchester U sent on Sabitzer, making his Premier League debut in the 81st minute, and Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof in the 87th minute. The final minutes of the match were pushed back by a numerically superior Crystal Palace team, but the game went to time. Manchester U won their fourth straight official match and their first whitewash in three matches in the Premier League.
Manchester U will now face Leeds in a “series” of games, with a home match against Leeds on February 8 and a hostile match against Leeds in the next round on February 12. Crystal Palace will host Kaoru Mitoma’s Brighton on February 11.
[Score
Manchester U 2-1 Crystal Palace
Goal Scorers
1-0 7 min. Bruno Fernandes (PK/Manchester U)
2-0 62 min Marcus Rashford (Manchester U)
2-1 76 min Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace)
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