A Champions League group stage matchup with BSC Young Boys doesn’t exactly set the heart racing, but Tuesday could be a big night for Manchester United.
If Valencia can’t pull off a huge upset in Turin, the Reds advance to the Round of 16 with a win over the Swiss champs at Old Trafford.
And, after this weekend, United could use a morale boost.
Everything seemed so promising heading into the Crystal Palace match.
Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini, Marcus Rashford, and Romelu Lukaku were all available after spending much of the international break nursing injuries.
For Lukaku, it marked his first start in a month.
But in the end, it didn’t much matter.
The entire United side played poorly, looking devoid of ideas and completely out-of-sorts.
In a game with few real chances, the Reds settled for a single point against relegation-threatened Palace.
All in all, the 0-0 draw was a disheartening moment in what’s quickly becoming a disheartening season.
Post-match, José Mourinho didn’t even try to hide his disgust at the performance. “I would say [it’s] a very bad result,” he told MUTV. “It’s not a point — it’s two points that we lost.”
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