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Manchester United, the current League Cup champions, got off to a good start by defeating Crystal Palace 3-0 in the third round. Casemiro, who led the winning offense and contributed to another goal with a fantastic goal, spearheaded the attack.
Casemiro played a key role in Manchester United’s first League Cup success, scoring a goal and providing an assist as they defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 on Tuesday.
While Erik Ten Hag’s team easily advanced at Old Trafford after bouncing back from a difficult start to the season, Premier League teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Luton Town suffered early exits at the hands of opponents from lower divisions.
Wolves had an early 2-0 lead against Ipswich Town of the Championship, but ultimately fell short 3-2. Newcomer to the Premier League Luton Town lost 1-0 to League One’s Exeter City in the meantime. After Demetri Mitchell received his second yellow card and an 83rd-minute goal, Exeter impressively held on with 10 players on the field.
With a team made up primarily of substitutes, Vincent Kompany-led Burnley easily overcame League Two opponents Salford City 4-0 while still looking for their first Premier League victory of the year.
Dean Henderson, the goalkeeper who Palace had acquired from United in August, suffered a suspected leg injury after just 19 minutes of his club debut, dealing a blow to the team’s hopes. Sam Johnstone, a different Manchester United academy alum, replaced him, and two minutes later, Alejandro Garnacho scored after Diogo Dalot provided a byline assist.
In the 27th minute, Casemiro, a Brazilian midfielder, headed in Mason Mount’s corner to make it 2-0 for United. Casemiro had a magnificent performance. Taking advantage of defensive lapses, Anthony Martial scored his first goal of the year in the 55th minute by connecting with a Casemiro cross at the back post and beating Johnstone.
The two Premier League clubs only met once during the course of the season, and they will meet once more on Saturday at Old Trafford.
Sofyan Amrabat, a left-back for Manchester United on loan from Fiorentina, made his international debut for Morocco in this match.
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