GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL FANS
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace on Ralf Rangnick’s debut as interim manager at Old Trafford.
United put together a strong display in a new era that saw them adopting Rangnick’s high possession and high pressing tactics.
Fred broke the deadlock on 77 minutes when he fired a wonderful curling shot from the edge of the box past Vicente Guaita.
The Red Devils came close to an earlier goal when Alex Telles delivered a free kick from the right but hit Guaita’s crossbar after 68 minutes.
Palace also came close to a goal two minutes before Fred’s winner when a ball came in from a corner-kick down the right and James Tomkins got the header at the far post.
The ball reached Jordan Ayew on the other side and his shot just missed David de Gea’s bottom right corner.
And Aston Villa beat Leicester 2-1 at Villa Park in a match that saw Steven Gerrard piling on the pressure on his former manager Brendan Rodgers.
Harvey Barnes opened the scoring for the Foxes early in the match after just 14 minutes.
But Villa equalised only three minutes later with Ezri Konsa, who proved to be the hero for the hosts.
That is because he completed the Villans’ comeback on 54 minutes.
Meanwhile, Arsenal take on Everton in the Premier League tonight at Goodison Park.
The Gunners have no fresh injury concerns to worry about after the defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford but manager Mikel Arteta may have to make a late assessment on Emile Smith Rowe’s fitness.
Arteta will still be without Sead Kolasinac and Granit Xhaka due to an ankle and knee ligament injury respectively.
Everton boss Rafa Benitez, on the other hand, is dealing with an injury headache as Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has been out since the win at Brighton in August, is still nursing a thigh problem.
Salomon Rondon also picked up a thigh strain during the 4-1 thumping at the hands of rivals Liverpool.
In midfield Tom Davies and Andre Gomes are not expected to play whereas Yerry Mina is also out of action.
Finally, Roma boss Jose Mourinho is a shock managerial target for Everton if they sack Benitez.
The Spanish head coach is fighting for his future after a horror run of just two points from their last eight games.
According to the Mirror, the Toffees may consider the former Liverpool boss’ long-term rival Mourinho as his replacement if there is no improvement.
The ex-Real Madrid manager may be playing his last card tonight when the Merseysiders host Arsenal