Man United vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Result and final score after Martial, Rashford and Sancho goals

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Ten Hag tight-lipped on Ronaldo; Rashford says Man Utd ‘a lot fitter than last season’

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 3-1 today in Melbourne as the two Premier League clubs continued their pre-season preparations.

United have enjoyed their trip to Australia so far, with heavy wins over Liverpool and Melbourne Victory, as Erik ten Hag gets to grips with his new squad and despite the continued absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. And that form continued after goals by Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho took the game away from Palace and gave Ten Hag’s new-look front-line a major confidence boost.

Palace have Covid and injury troubles but still fielded plenty of talent with Jean-Philippe Mateta leading the line alongside Jordan Ayew. The 18-year-old winger Malcolm Ebiowei got a start, as did 20-year-old Killian Phillips and 19-year-old Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, but they could not stop the Eagles from going down at the MCG, despite the consolation goal by Joel Ward.

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

• Man Utd XI: De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Malacia; McTominay, Fred, Fernandes; Sancho, Martial, Rashford
• Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Ward, Andersen, Mitchell, Rak-Sakyi, Milivojevic, Phillips, Ebiowei, Mateta, Ayew
• Match kicked off at 11.10am BST
• GOAL! Anthony Martial puts United in front, 1-0
• GOAL! Marcus Rashford adds United’s second goal, 2-0
• GOAL! Jadon Sancho slots home their third, 3-0
• GOAL! Joel Ward heads one back, 3-1

[19 July 2022 11:06 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

The players are out at the MCG... Just a few minutes until kick-off.

[19 July 2022 10:58 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

It’s been a tough pre-season for Palace. Nine senior players haven’t travelled with the squad to Australia for a mixture of injury issues and lack of vaccination against Covid, and they include Wilfried Zaha, Christian Benteke and Cheick Doucoure – the latter is dealing with a blackmail plot against him. That explains the young team out here in Melbourne to take on United, and some great opportunities for these youngsters in the side.

[19 July 2022 10:50 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

Patrick Vieira is keen to strengthen Crystal Palace’s squad ahead of the new season:

[19 July 2022 10:41 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Erik ten Hag speaks

The Manchester United manager is familiar with Crystal Palace, having watched United lose at Selhurst Park at the end of the season. Ahead of the game today he told MUTV he is pleased with his team’s progress:

“I see progression from day to day, it has to be because, on 7th August, we have to be ready for the start of the Premier League.”

On Palace, he said: “It’s good today [to play against] a Premier League team. We got beaten in the last game of the season [by Palace] so we know we have to be good, a better performance, to get the right result.”

Erik ten Hag walks out on to Melbourne Cricket Ground before kick-off (AP)

[19 July 2022 10:37 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Where does Cristiano Ronaldo play this season?

United have enjoyed their trip to Australia so far, with heavy wins over Liverpool and Melbourne Victory, as Erik ten Hag gets to grips with his new squad and despite the continued absence of Cristiano Ronaldo.

There were more Ronaldo stories in the press this morning, with links to Atletico Madrid being reported in Spain:

[19 July 2022 10:24 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Crystal Palace line-up

Palace have Covid and injury troubles but still field plenty of talent with Jean-Philippe Mateta leading the line alongside Jordan Ayew. The 18-year-old winger Malcolm Ebiowei gets a start, as do 20-year-old Killian Phillips and 19-year-old Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.

Butland; Clyne, Ward, Andersen, Mitchell; Rak-Sakyi, Milivojevic, Phillips; Ebiowei, Mateta, Ayew.

[19 July 2022 10:16 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Manchester United line-up

Here is how Manchester United line-up this morning (evening, in Melbourne). It will be interesting to see if it shapes up as a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 once play gets under way.

De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Malacia; McTominay, Fred, Fernandes; Sancho, Martial, Rashford.

[19 July 2022 10:14 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

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