Juan Mata is now the joint top scorer in the Premier League. Here’s the video of his goal in the 67′ that gave United a very badly needed three points at home over Crystal Palace.
Here’s the starting XI that Louis van Gaal went with today:
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Juan Mata didn’t start, but he was the hero, scoring after being the pitch for just six minutes. He later had another shot that banged off the post. Perhaps the man of the match however was Luke Shaw. The teenager finally showed us some of his tremendous potential; the upside that justified his insanely high price tag.
The Juan Mata scoring strike propelled United up to sixth and continued the team’s pleasant home form. Now, there’s still plenty of work to do, but today was a great start.
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