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simply
in their own backyard. But even in
the twilight of his career at the age
of 33 and despite the fact United are
no longer a major force, Cahill
(above) insists it still means a lot.
The former England defender said:
“Maybe the fear has gone from the
outside, but from a player’s point of
view you go there and look at the
pace they have.
“There are threats all over the
pitch.
“That’s why the result is more
special because you’re up against
these top international players. We’ll
enjoy these points.
“Palace had not won here for so
many years. But records are there to
be broken I suppose and it was a
fantastic result for us.
“It’s good to be back and for me,
going there
always has that
feeling of a huge,
huge game.
“The stadium
with 75,000
people... these are
the games you
want to play in.
“It’s massive.
It’s intimidating in
terms of the crowd
and players they
have, but for
somebody like me
it’s a great place to
come and play.
“It’s what you
want to do.”Cahill: To
do United
in their
backyard
is special
BY JEREMY CROSS
GARY CAHILL reckons Old
Trafford is still a ‘special’
place to go and win games.
Critics believe Manchester
United have lost their fear
factor in recent seasons
and that the Theatre of
Dreams is no longer
somewhere rival sides
dread going.
Crystal Palace
proved this with a
shock 2-1 triumph
thanks to Patrick
van Aanholt’s
stoppage-time
winner.
The impressive
and unexpected
victory ripped up the
record
books.
It was
the first win
Palace had
secured at Old
Trafford in 30
years. It was also
their first of the
season to get their
campaign up and
running.
Cahill, who was
impressive on his
Palace debut after
joining on a free
summer transfer from
Chelsea, knows what
it’s like to beat UnitedPREMIER LEAGUE
OLD TRAFFORD
MAN UTD: De Gea 5, Wan-Bissaka 7,
Lindelof 5, Maguire 6, Shaw 6
(Young 34, 7), Pogba 6, McTominay
8 (Mata 85), James 7, Lingard 4
(Greenwood 56, 6), Rashford 7,
Martial 6
PALACE: Guita 7, Ward 7, Kelly 6,
Cahill 8, MOTM Van Aanholt 9,
Zaha 7, McArthur 7, Milivojevic 7,
Kouyate 7 (McCarthy 83), Schlupp 8
(Townsend 80), Ayew 7 (Benteke 75)
REF: Paul Tierney ATT: 73,454MATCH STATS
71% POSSESSION 29%
3 SHOTS ON TARGET 3
13 SHOTS OFF TARGET 1(^8) CORNERS (^1)
(^0) OFFSIDE 0
(^8) FOULS 18
2 0 CARDS 4 0
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TATT’S THE WAY TO DO IT
Match-winner Van Aanholt shows
off his tattoos while Rashford (left)
has to mull over another setback