The Tottenham right-back inadvertently put the ball into the back of his own net after Wayne Rooney was robbed of possession 12 yards from goal.
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His strength to hold off players in particular is an aspect of his play that will have pleased United fans, while his vision and ability to speed up attacks with several first-time through-balls is sure to reap rewards once Van Gaal’s new signings properly gel. “After what happened last season, getting off to a bad start at home – we had a bad run of results after that – today was all about the three points”.
It would have been a different story had Eriksen converted a good chance early on when he was played through by Harry Kane.
Memphis Depay disappointed behind the striker, Juan Mata looked slow and slightly out of shape. Michel Vorm deputized for Hugo Lloris.
Bournemouth’s hopes of a dream start to life in the Premier League were also dashed in the closing stages against Villa.
Substitute Cameron Jerome thought he’d made it 2-2 when he stretched his boot up for an acrobatic overhead shot that flew into the net in the 74th – only for referee Simon Hooper to whistle for his foot being too high. Bastian Schweinsteiger was later given his debut in place of Carrick, to a standing ovation, but he soon received a yellow card for a foul on Chadli.
But it was Louis van Gaal’s side who opened the scoring through an unlikely source on 22 minutes. “Let’s win the match…”
The 21-year-old is also aware of the long list of players in United’s history who have displayed similar traits like Ryan Giggs, Ronaldo and George Best.
Memphis Depay: A joy to watch, particularly in the first half.
There were five debutants starting for both teams, four for Manchester United and one for Tottenham, who had varying levels of success during the course of the match. “This the reason I’m here, along with the fact that the club president has wanted me here for already several seasons”, Maria said. Sergio trained only two days with his fellow players and you always train with the group who will play to intensify the cooperation between players.
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Man United have struggled to secure a top flight replacement for disgruntled stopper David de Gea, but they’ll have to keep looking after their bid for Jan Oblak was rejected. Adnan Januzaj and three-time Champions League winner Victor Valdes did not even make the bench.
