Cardiff City v Manchester United: Premier League – live!

22 December 2018 04:38
Premier League updates from Solskjær’s first match as caretakerLive scores: all the goals from around the UK and EuropeAnd send your thoughts to Scott by email here 4.38pm GMT Neil Warnock makes one change to the Cardiff City starting XI named in the 3-2 defeat at Watford last Saturday. Greg Cunningham replaces Joe Bennett.The first Manchester United team picked by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has four changes to the one named for the 3-1 loss at Anfield last Sunday. Eric Bailly, Diogo Dalot, Matteo Darmian and Romelu Lukaku are replaced by Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and . cue drum roll and fanfare . Paul Pogba. 4.32pm GMT Cardiff City: Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Cunningham, Gunnarsson, Hoilett, Victor Camarasa, Arter, Murphy, Paterson.Subs: Peltier, Ralls, Zohore, Smithies, Reid, Mendez-Laing, Harris.Manchester United: de Gea, Young, Jones, Lindelof, Shaw, Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.Subs: Bailly, Mata, Pereira, Fred, Dalot, Romero, Fellaini. 4.13pm GMT On the sixth of October 1945, Manchester United drew 0-0 at home to Everton in the Wartime League North. On the eighth of November 1986, they lost 2-0 at Oxford United in the old First Division. The managerial debuts of Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson there. From small acorns to mighty oaks.Will Manchester United look back similarly on the 22nd of December 2018 in years to come? Let’s wait and see, huh, but safe to say the result of today’s visit to Cardiff City shouldn’t be treated as much of a signifier in the grand scheme of things. You only have to consider the 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the 2013 Community Shield, or the 2-1 victory over Leicester City in the 2017 version, to realise that. The triumphant managerial debuts of David Moyes and Jose Mourinho, like you needed to be told. Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian