Manchester United are into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after beating Crystal Palace 3-0 at Old Trafford.
It was a comfortable win for the Reds and we’ve not had many of those this season. I hope it’s a sign of things to come this weekend when Crystal Palace return to Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring after 21 minutes to reward United for their early dominance. Casemiro scored a header to double the lead before assisting Anthony Martial for his first goal of the season.
On another positive note, Daniel Gore made his senior debut to become the latest academy graduate.
You can already tell that I’m in a good mood, so without further ado here’s our three observations from the 3-0 win over Palace in the Carabao Cup.
Sofyan Amrabat was everywhere
The Moroccan was asked to play out of position (again) but he didn’t put a foot wrong in the first-half. The inverted full-back role allowed him to move into midfield where he made tackles and sprayed the ball from either side of the pitch. Amrabat was busy and looks like a player we’ve been crying out for!
Mason Mount off the mark for assists
The former Chelsea midfielder made his third appearance for the club tonight and registered his first assist. A stunning cross that saw Casemiro’s header hit the back of the net to give United a two-goal advantage. Mount came off after 45 minutes, but it’s a huge bonus for Ten Hag that he’s back and making goal contributions.
Dean Henderson’s curse continues
I don’t wish any bad on Henderson, but he will get no sympathy in these parts after that ill-advised interview he gave to talkSPORT while on loan at Nottingham Forest. A fresh injury makes me think we got an even better deal when Palace splashed £20 million on him during the summer.
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