The Eagles were never in this game from the first whistle and whether you agree with the comments from Roy Hodgson in build up to this game, the expected cup exit came to pass.
MATCH INFORMATION
- 8pm – 26th September 2023
- Manchester United 3-0 Crystal Palace
- Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Manchester M16 0RA
PLAYER RATINGS
| 30 | Dean HENDERSON (1 Sam JOHNSTONE 19 mins) | 6.4 (7.0) |
| 17 | Nathaniel CLYNE | 6.5 |
| 4 | Rob HOLDING | 5.9 |
| 26 | Chris RICHARDS | 5.8 |
| 3 | Tyrick MITCHELL | 5.9 |
| 28 | Cheick DOUCOURE (19 Will HUGHES 60 mins) | 5.9 (6.3) |
| 44 | Jairo RIEDEWALD (52 David OZOH 80 mins) | 6.5 (5.9) |
| 15 | Jeffrey SCHLUPP (10 Eberechi EZE 60 mins) | 5.9 (6.8) |
| 49 | Jesurun RAK-SAKYI (6 Marc GUEHI 46 mins) | 5.8 (6.7) |
| 9 | Jordan AYEW | 6.3 |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe MATETA | 6.7 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 2 Joel WARD, 16 Joachim ANDERSEN, 23 Malcolm EBIOWEI, 53 Ademola OLA-ADEBOMI
OPPOSITION LINE-UP
| 24 | Andre ONANA | 6.8 |
| 4 | Sofyan AMRABAT (44 Daniel GORE 61 mins) | 7.0 (6.3) |
| 5 | Harry MAGUIRE | 7.2 |
| 19 | Raphael VARANE (35 Jonny EVANS 61 mins) | 6.9 (6.1) |
| 20 | Diogo DALOT | 7.9 |
| 7 | Mason MOUNT (2 Victor LINDELOF 46 mins) | 7.3 (6.6) |
| 18 | CASEMIRO | 8.7 |
| 17 | Alejandro GARNACHO | 7.8 |
| 46 | Hannibal MEJBRI (34 Donny van de BEEK 71 mins) | 6.5 (5.9) |
| 28 | Facundo PELLISTRI | 6.7 |
| 9 | Anthony MARTIAL (11 Rasmus HOJLUND 75 mins) | 7.5 (6.2) |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 1 Altay BAYINDIR, 8 Bruno FERNANDES, 10 Marcus RASHFORD, 22 Tom HEATON
TEB VERDICT
This result was coming and Palace only looked a threat when Eze came onto the pitch in the second half which says a lot. There are no excuses for this performance, but it is clear that injuries hindered any chance of going to Old Trafford and causing an upset against the holders.
Hodgson was very clear in build up to this game so we just have to hope that the game on Saturday in the Premier League will be very different. If it isn’t, then it is only right that questions are asked whether it is a tall order or not.
While it was great to see David Ozoh get minutes, it was less so seeing Jesurun Rak-Sakyi hauled off at the break. Perhaps the failure to bring in targets in the transfer window caused the youngster not to get his loan to a Championship club, but let’s just hope that this does not stunt his growth.
POST GAME QUOTES
ROY HODGSON
“We played against a good side and I thought we got a footballing lesson during parts of the game, so we aren’t happy about that. We thought we could give a better account of ourselves, especially in the first half. I thought the second half was marginally better.
“But the fact is we’ve got to regroup and get ourselves together. We come back here on Saturday. The personnel might be slightly different but it will be an equally difficult game for us because I’m pretty certain we’re not going to see a worse United than we did today.”
ERIK TEN HAG
“It was a good night, we played well and dominated the game. That’s what we are looking for. If you don’t win, of course there is frustration and disappointment and the mood is then dropping. But the spirit was always good, the togetherness was there and is there – you could see that today. We made a step forward at Burnley with how we defend, the togetherness and today on the ball we made another step. Still a lot to come but we’re moving forward.”
MATCH STATISTICS
| Star Man | CASEMIRO (8.9) |
| Goals | Alejandro GARNACHO (21), CASEMIRO (27), Anthony MARTIAL (55) |
| Assists | Mason MOUNT (27), CASEMIRO (55) |
| Most shots | Facundo PELLESTRI (4) |
| Most tackles | Diogo DALOT (5) |
| Most dribbles | Facundo Pellestri, Eberechi EZE (3) |
| Team rating | 6.96 – 6.26 |
| Total shots | 13 – 4 |
| Shots on target | 7 – 2 |
| Yellow cards | Rob HOLDING (26), Hannibal MEJBRI (29) |
| Red cards | None |
| Possession | 68.2% – 31.8% |
| Pass success | 90 – 81 |
| Passes | 796 – 358 |
| Dribbles | 6 – 10 |
| Aerials won | 6 – 5 |
| Tackles | 18 – 19 |
| Fouls | 16 – 8 |
| Corners | 6 – 0 |
| Saves | 2 – 4 |
| Dispossessed | 11 – 3 |
UPCOMING FIXTURES
30/09/23 Manchester United (a) – Premier League 3pm
07/10/23 Nottingham Forest (h) – Premier League 5.30pm
21/10/23 Newcastle United (a) – Premier League 3pm
27/10/23 Tottenham Hotspur (h) – Premier League 8pm
