MANCHESTER UNITED captain Harry Maguire was left a bloody mess after clashing with Crystal Palace forward Odsonne Edouard.
The 28-year-old centre-back went up for a header but collided with Edouard and went down in a heap on the floor towards the end of the match.
Medics rushed to the England international’s aid and swiftly dealt with what looked like a nasty gash above his eye.
He was pictured with blood pouring from the deep cut on his eyebrow as the medical team got to work.
Maguire eventually got back to his feet but not before he had a black bandage tapped around his head.
He would complete the 90 minutes and keep a clean sheet – Man Utd’s first at Old Trafford in the Premier League this season.
Fred’s second half strike was enough to hand Ralf Rangnick victory in his first game in charge.
And the German’s influence was already evident for all to see with some major changes made.
While many felt from the team sheet that he would line up in a 4-2-3-1, it ended up as more of a 4-2-2-2.
Scott McTominay and goalscorer Fred were tasked with shielding the back four, offering them the protection required to secure a rare clean sheet.
Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes were then positioned in front of them as inverted wingers – something Rangnick is known for.
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And Marcus Rashford joined Cristiano Ronaldo up front as the Red Devils went for a potent strike partnership.
As well as the change of formation and inverted wingers, United were also clearly pressing high up the pitch, hunting the ball down in packs.
This is in stark contrast to how they played for the majority of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tenure as they opted for a more counter-attacking approach under the Norwegian.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
