Manchester United suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace as they were knocked out in the quarter-final of the League Cup.

A Glenn Murray strike in the first period of extra time deservedly sent Palace through, punishing United for a spineless performance.

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Tonight we should get a chance to see if the kids are alright, the Manchester United kids, that is, as United host Championship side Crystal Palace in the quarterfinals of the Carling Cup. Cardiff, Liverpool, and Manchester City booked places in the semifinals last night, and United will be expected to do so tonight. Will the youngsters shine tonight? More importantly, will they get a chance to shine?

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“How did Manchester United not win this game?” is the question on everyone’s lips after an amazing 1-1 draw at Old Trafford between the Red Devils and the Geordies from Tyneside. United created tons of chances, with everything from a great goalkeeper and posts, to miraculous goal-line clearances keeping them at bay. It must be frustrating for United to see their two best performances in a while end in draws, after strangling out poor 1-0 wins for many games running now.

As United-Newcastle games go it was a fairly entertaining game as both sides played well, and all players performed their duties admirably well. But what did the separate teams go out to do exactly?

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Tuesday’s draw at home in the Champions League against Benfica was an extremely disappointing result for Manchester United, for multiple obvious reasons, but it must be forgotten quickly, as United welcome Newcastle to Old Trafford in a battle between the Premier League‘s second and fourth-placed sides. Newcastle have been one of the Premier League’s biggest surprises thus far, but United will be looking to hand them a second straight defeat after an 11-match unbeaten run, and with it, close the gap on City to two points for at least 24 hours.

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In a wind and rain affected 90 minutes at Carrington today, Liverpool stole the points in the first and last minutes to grab a second win in just six weeks over United’s improving youngsters.

The minutes in between saw United ride their luck and spurn opportunities in equal measure.

Jack Dunn was Liverpool’s match-winner with two well taken finishes at crucial times. Sam Byrne finally broke his duck when he got on the end of a superb move that will almost certainly be a candidate for goal of the month, possibly even goal of the season.

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United’s U18s are in action again tomorrow as they take on Liverpool in the Premier Academy League.

It’s been six weeks since the reverse fixture saw Adam Morgan and Matty Regan grab the goals in a 2-1 win for Liverpool. Ex-Liverpool academy goalkeeper Liam Jacob made a howler that gifted Regan a simple header that ultimately sealed United’s fate that day. He and the lads were unlucky not to get anything out of that game but United have since gone unbeaten and will hope to avenge that defeat.

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After a disappointing 2-2 draw at home to Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, United will hope to correct their indifferent form of the past few weeks as they seek to keep in touch with City in the title race and make progress in their cup competitions. The 19-time league champions are ready for a busy month ahead as the race for honours hots up.

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Saturday sees Manchester United take on Newcastle United at the world renowned, historically named, never to be sold for naming rights, Old Trafford – the Theatre of Dreams. Just for good measure it hosts the match at the traditional but somewhat unfamiliar time of 3pm and it could trigger a shift in the Premier League Betting odds.

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In all honesty, it is not often I can look back on a Manchester United draw in satisfaction. However, following a couple of weeks where attacking play seems like a taboo, United fans anticipated a strong offensive performance when Benfica visited Old Trafford for their Champions League crunch match.

After the Derby Day slaughtering at Old Trafford, the Red Devils have kept 5 clean sheets on the trot, something we have not seen from the club in over two years…..they were not destined to make it 6 though.

The Portuguese outfit entered the pitch with only one thing in mind – Attack! They started energetically and brightly, they set a high line, and pressured United from the outset.

How did United manage to get it tactically right but fail to take all three points after falling behind in the opening minutes?

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Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Benfica, meaning that they’ll have to win their last group game against Basel if they are to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 15^th time in 17 seasons. Continue reading