Crystal Palace 0-0 at Man Utd: Jose Mourinho's team to 14 points of Man City after the draw at home | Football | sport

The result leaves United in seventh place with 21 points in 13 games, 14 after the Manchester City leader and six behind Tottenham, fourth.

Striker Romelu Lukaku returned to United's starting lineup after being eliminated four times in all competitions, but he looked rusty and the local team had the chance to win. some of the loot against the more adventurous visitors.

Wilfried Zaha and Patrick Van Aanholt were getting closer to Palace in the first half and Cheikhou Kouyate scored a goal that was correctly denied for a marginal offside, while goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey pushed Jesse Lingard to the other end.

Lukaku also scored a goal for an offside in the 57th minute before Andros Townsend let out a great chance for Palace when he opened the scoring at 10 meters after a good solo run.

After introducing Marcus Rashford and Alexis Sanchez in the second half, United manager Jose Mourinho ended the match with all his forwards, but the local team was unable to determine the routes for the match. Supply at the end of the match.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Lukaku

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Meyer, Zaha

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

• Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata start
• Luka Milivojevic and Mamadou Sakho have booked
• The goal of Cheikhou Kouyate is denied for offside
• Romelu Lukaku's goals denied for offside

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

FT: Without any goal. Crystal Palace got a well deserved point from Manchester United, who deserved no more than that.

I'm going to Wembley to bring you LIVE cover of Tottenham vs Chelsea – join me by clicking here!

93: Cheikhou Kouyate almost makes him a palace hero with one last chance but hits him above the crossbar.

92: Ayew replaces Zaha for the last laps. Precious time flowing and no sign of a dramatic winner late.

90: Four minutes of extra time.

89: luck! Van Aanholt with a tackle to save the game to deny Marcus Rashford, who was escaped by Alexis Sanchez.

86: Everything is now at Manchester United as we enter the final minutes at Old Trafford. Nobody leaves his seat earlier today.

83: Huge backup! Matteo Darmian recovers a partially clear corner and sends the ball to Romelu Lukaku, who quickly adjusts to force Wayne Hennessey to make a good save.

80: Anthony Martial is looking for one of his flagship goals when he opens his body and launches into a net.

78: huge chance. Roy Hodgson will wonder how his team did not take the lead by Andros Townsend. The palace winger runs past Matic and Lindelof but shoots with his weaker foot and De Gea watches him happily dribbling away from the post.

75: Marcus Rashford performs a brilliant tackle to trigger a counter. Sanchez runs with the ball, he is four against three, he sees Martial, plays the ball behind him and makes a touch.

73: Ashley Young is warned for dragging James McArthur back while he was looking to make his way. Nothing really comes, guys …

70: Last change for Manchester United. It's Alexis Sanchez replacing Paul Pogba. I thought the Frenchman looked pretty decent myself.

Anyway, Marouane Fellaini may have changed her hairstyle – but the unforgiving and unpredictable wick remains. He is flying high on Milivojevic but does not even see a yellow.

68: Even more bad news for United fans, and Crystal Palace now, I think about it. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool against Watford, while Fulham leads Southampton. It's 3-2 at Craven Cottage.

65: Palace may not have won at Old Trafford for decades, but they are playing to win today.

62: It's the Eagles who are attacking. Kouyate tries his luck from a distance and his efforts are defeated by De Gea, who saves Van Aanholt again.

59: Jose Mourinho has seen enough. It makes a double change. Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata are replaced by Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini.

It's the people with the shaved head of Marouane Fellaini. It looks so strange.

57: goal refused! Manchester United think they have taken the lead, but the lineman is impeccable with his decision. Romelu Lukaku returns home after Ashley Young's cross has been diverted in its path. Still no one here.

54: United fans try to galvanize their side as their side wins a corner. Ashley Young is about to take it, but STILL, he's way too close to Hennessey. He strikes clearly.

51: Hmmmmm – not a big watch since reboot. I would say that the current MOTM is Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Anthony Martial and Ashley remained silent on this left sideline.

48: The second half begins as the first with Manchester United in attack. The deviated center of Ashley Young flies close Romelu Lukaku in the penalty area.

A few moans and groans from the followers of Old Trafford.

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

45: Second Half begins at Old Trafford. No change from one side or the other but I would expect to see Alexis Sanchez and Marcus Rashford if things stay the same!

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

HT: And this was the last significant action of the first half. Manchester United and Crystal Palace have probably produced the 45 minutes of the most entertaining game of the season.

42: GOALLLL-FFSIDE! Now what's going on here? I thought Crystal Palace had taken the lead after Kouyate, or maybe Lindelof, had hijacked Milivojevic's free-kick beyond David de Gea. The recovery shows that Kouyate was just offside. Good choice.

39: Now, what can guests do with this corner? Juan Mata trots to drop him … poor. Wayne Hennessey pulls her from the sky with a minimum of hassle.

We are playing a draw in front of us.

36: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news for Manchester United fans, but your Manchester City rivals are winning for life. They have a 3-0 lead against West Ham after 35 minutes thanks to goals from David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane. Far too easy.

33: Incredible things at Old Trafford – and NOT in the right direction. I do not know how we are always aimless. Jesse Lingard recovers the ball after his own shot was clear – but his center is perfectly directed to Hennessey by Anthony Martial.

30: A hell of a start for Crystal Palace. The free kick resulting from Sakho's foul sees Juan Mata send a cross for Chris Smalling, who slips between two defenders and dishevel.

28: Visitors should be early thanks to van Aanholt. Nemanja Matic offers the ball to Max Meyer who frees Wilfried Zaha. He slashed the ball in the back, pulling hard.

Sakho is also reserved to bring down Lingard.

25: Anthony Martial almost profit from the deflected shot of Jese Lingard who hit him directly, but the Frenchman can not control and Crystal Palace is cleared.

22: United is already out of breath ?! They see more possession (60%) but they did not cause any problems to Hennessey. Zero shot on the target.

19: Close! It's a cliché to say, but Wilfried Zaha would not like to score against his former club? Wilfried Zaha aligns one of the edge of the surface, but his shot is curled up and wide.

16: Brighton leads Leicester with Glenn Murray's first game, while Manchester City leads West Ham 1-0 with David Silva's first game.

As for Old Trafford, United camps inside the territory of Crystal Palace and does not seem to want to leave any time soon.

13: Lots of love for Pogba this afternoon. He pulls the strings in the middle of the field with some delicious passes. He will have to maintain this consistency in the Champions League next week.

10: reserved! Maybe a long afternoon for Luka Milivojevic. He gave the ten minutes mark a yellow card for coaching Jesse Lingard. Another 80 minutes to go …

8: The country's FPL players will be disappointed by this. Anthony Martial, who has been on fire for some time, retrieves a ball from Nemanja Matic and beats the offside trap.

He finished but Wayne Hennessey leaves his line and makes a big block. More than a slight hint of handball on it.

5: Romelu Lukaku hits the ball to Jesse Lingard, who tries to score the blocked goal by Wan-Bissaka. The corner is useless.

3: José Mourinho could not talk about the pressure cooker atmosphere. He seems rather relaxed on the sidelines as United starts on the front foot.

MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

1: The sun is gone, it's cold – I make these conditions ideal conditions for a Premier League classic at Old Trafford. OK, maybe it's a little far, but we're having fun with our fingers crossed.

Twitter Tour

Ander: Juan Mata is making his 200th participation in the club today, and he deserves everyone! The best signature we've made since Fergie's retirement, there's no question.

Jorn: Jose Mourinho OUT, needs to attack football and no boring or slow football!

Maxwell: What! Jesse Lingard starts ?! I can not believe that! Alexis Sanchez on the bench.

Blimey Jorn, the game has not even started yet!

Four first?

14h45: Sky Sports specialist Tony Cottee, a former West Ham and Everton striker, believes Manchester United could be in the top four this season – but there are only two places to go!

Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea occupy the first three places and are still undefeated before the match this weekend. Cottee estimates that City and Liverpool will be in the top two in May.

"I think it's realistic," Cottee talked about the four best chances of United. "I think the players are there.

"Manchester United have enough quality in this team to play a series of matches. If you play six, seven games without defeat, they will climb into the top four.

"I think most people, including myself, would say that Manchester City, Liverpool will be the first two. But third and fourth places are going to be open, I think, for all the teams that want to be in the top six or seven.

"I think if Manchester United gets a good pass, he can do it.

Somewhere else…

2:40 p.m.: Let's stop for a moment and see what else is on sale this afternoon. I'm sure you know the matches, but here are some things to discuss.

The London Stadium is an ideal hunting ground for the Manchester City champions, who have scored 13 goals in their previous three matches against West Ham.

The Pep Guardiola team has launched its defense of the Premier League title in an imperious manner – unbeaten in national competition and in pursuit of an eighth consecutive victory. The Hammers will slide further to the last three if they lose for the fourth time at home this season.

Ranieri defied a 5,000-1 chance to lead the former Leicester club to the Premier League title in 2016 and must again play magic to keep Fulham at the top of the standings this season.

Their solo win was against Burnley in August and all eyes will be on Craven Cottage on Saturday to see if the "Tinkerman" can inspire his new club – who named him earlier this month after firing Slavisa Jokanovic – for a well deserved victory. .

Twitter Tour

Kyle: Imagine if you were asked to pick up the four worst of United. I guarantee you that the four backs would be about the same as what Jose Mourinho published today.

Ken: I hope Romelu Lukaku does not score and Anthony Martial scores a hat trick, just to annoy Jose Mourinho. I also hope that Marcus Rashford comes off the bench and that marks it.

James: I can not believe that Matteo Darmian is still in Manchester United. Let alone start in front of the likes of Diogo Dalot, Antonio Valencia and Phil Jones.

Not much love for Matteo Darmian or Jose Mourinho on Twitter today.

Jose does not play the game …

14:30: Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho refused to "play the game" and develop comments in a recent interview, suggesting that some of his players lacked character.

According to Univision, Mourinho reportedly stated in an interview with the Spanish – language broadcaster that some of his younger players were "characterless", and it was reported that Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, and Marcus Rashford were the only ones who were "unkempt". he had mentioned in this context.

Interviewed Friday at a press conference on the interview, Mourinho said: "I do not play your game. I do not play the game to take out of context and do what you want.

"I do not play the game. I have nothing to say."

Mourinho's answer to two other questions on the subject was "I do not waste my time playing this game" and "next question".

Thank you Jose.

THIS INTERVIEW …

2:29 p.m.: Get ready guys. We are about to dive into this mid-week interview with Jose Mourinho. Warning: It's clear like mud.

January sales?

2:25 p.m.: No, says Crystal Palace Roy Hodgson.

The Eagles boss is naturally reluctant to sell his club from time to time because he must continually answer questions about players likely to leave.

Defender Mamadou Sakho is the last player whose future has been highlighted after giving an interview to France, suggesting that he has the ambition to play in the Champions League, while Wilfried Zaha is regularly associated with the Selhurst Park movement.

Hodgson agrees that his team is filled with players who could progress, but thinks the Eagles can make them happy.

"I do not think Zaha is the only player on our team capable of playing at a higher level for one of the top teams in the league," Hodgson said.

"But we are fortunate to have them under contract and we are doing our best to make sure that they are happy here and satisfied with all that Crystal Palace can provide them.

"I think we can provide a lot, I do not underestimate myself to the point of being encouraged to constantly talk about the top four or five clubs."

You must beware…

2:23 p.m.: Romelu Lukaku likes a match against Crystal Palace. The Belgian, who is in the arts today, scored twice against the Eagles last season, bringing his total to six goals in eight league games.

It makes sense to have dropped on my side of Fantasy Football …

Twitter Tour

Usama: Our defense is a complete joke! No wonder David De Gea does not sign a new contract anytime soon. Can you really blame him?

Harder: In the expectation of seeing Juan Mata in the center, I think Alexis Sanchez is better suited to the three people who follow him, but I understand why Romelu Lukaku was chosen. He needs a goal today.

Harry: Captain Antonio Valencia has not played for 53 days. Darmian begins before him. I remember that Arsenal was a laughing stock for constantly having captains who never played. A sign of mediocrity and acceptance of that.

Team News – Manchester United

2:15 p.m.: Matteo Darmian, less spotted, started very badly this afternoon. Luke Shaw was suspended for one game and received his fifth yellow card of the season at Etihad Stadium.

Elsewhere, Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata return to the starting lineup ahead of Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera and Marouane Fellaini.

Team News – Crystal Palace

2:10 p.m.: The only change for Roy Hodgson – but it's an extremely important factor for the Eagles.

Former Manchester United striker Wilfried Zaha replaces Jordan Ayew, who replaces the bench.

Jose scouts

2:05 p.m.: That's right, Jose Mourinho did the screening … his own player!

Jose said that he went to Belgium during the international troupe to get an idea of ​​Romelu Lukaku.

Mourinho witnessed Belgium's 2-0 win against Iceland in Brussels on Nov. 15 – and was not monitoring any of his own players, nor Lukaku or Marouane Fellaini involved for the hosts.

Mourinho was asked to take part in the home show between the Premier League and the Crystal Palace – for which Lukaku was declared "ready with a bit of risk" – about his trip to Belgium.

And after joking that he went "for the time", he said: "I went … mentally to be with Lukaku, to feel him, to see his situation, his injury.

"Roberto Martinez invited me to meet him, which I decided not to do because I do not like to disturb people before the matches." But I was on the phone with Roberto, trying to feel, to try to understand the problem and its evolution.

Starting from XI …

14:00: The wait is over, here are the starting lineup for today's showdown at Old Trafford.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Lukaku.

Subs: Grant, Jones, Sanchez, Rashford, Fred, Valencia, Fellaini.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Meyer, Zaha.

Submarines: Guaita, Ward, Sorloth, Ayew, Schlupp, Kelly and Puncheon.

Twitter Tour

Mohit: The whole structure of the club must change! Underperforming players have to leave! We need to make key signatures in areas where we have had difficulties. Tactically, make changes! And restore the players confidence! The changes will come.

Gary: Nothing beats walking on the day of the game – especially when the march ends in the Stretford End at Old Trafford – come on United, let's stick with it today!

Thando: We have no idea what to expect from Manchester United today. All I hope is a blank sheet, that is not too much to ask ?!

So, you'd be happy with a 0-0 draw, Thando?

Afternoon

1:50 p.m.: Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE cover of Manchester United vs Crystal Palace of Old Trafford.

It's wet, cold and horrible outside … ideal conditions for Premier League football to be able to return from the international break.

Do not get me wrong, England beating Croatia to qualify for the semi-finals of the League of Nations was nothing short of fantastic.

But nothing is comparable to Premier League football on a Saturday afternoon, right?

Anyway, I'm tired of talking enough – let's get on with business.

Jose Mourinho's team is 12 points behind Manchester City and seven points behind Tottenham, fourth.

A victory today is essential. Team news and upcoming line-ups. Be ready…

MANCHESTER UNITED vs CRYSTAL PALACE

Paul Pogba must resume the fight against Crystal Palace. The midfielder recovered from the injury that had excluded him from the 3-1 defeat at Manchester City. Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini are ready to participate. Luke Shaw is serving a suspension of a match.

Crystal Palace will welcome Wilfried Zaha into his squad after missing their last game against Tottenham due to a thigh injury. James Tomkins (knee) is in shape, Mamadou Sakho shook a blow. Christian Benteke, Connor Wickham, Joel Ward and Scott Dann all came out.

Last Season: Crystal Palace Man Utd 3, Man Utd 4 Crystal Palace 0

Last five league games: Man Utd D W W L; Crystal Palace L L D L L L

Top scorers: Anthony Martial (Man Utd) 7; Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) 3

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)