As matchday live concluded, attention turned to the Premier League clash at Selhurst Park between Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Oliver Glasner, the Palace manager, noted his side's heavy European schedule, saying: 'We need high energy levels, to play on the top level. That’s not easy every third day. We will try again today and let’s see.'
Ruben Amorim made two changes to Manchester United's side following their loss to 10-man Everton, bringing in Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot for Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu. Crystal Palace also made changes, with Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton and Chris Richards coming in, as Jaydee Canvot, Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma dropped out.
In other football news, Beth Mead paid tribute to England manager Sarina Wiegman after scoring a double in the Lionesses' 4-0 win over China at Wembley. Mead said: 'Sarina makes coaching look very easy. She is an amazing coach to play under and work for and you see that from how the team play under Sarina.'
Meanwhile, a fan contribution compared Crystal Palace to the band The Replacements, noting their lovable loser status before their FA Cup win last season. There was also mention of Viking Stavanger's chance to win the Norwegian league, and a deep dive on Liverpool's Michael Edwards.
