Man Utd dismiss Palace in League Cup as Wolves, Luton crash
27th September 2023
The Red Devils followed their league win against Burnley with victory over Palace in the cup competition.

- Garnacho, Casemiro and Martial scored the goals as United beat Palace 3-0.
- Luton's difficult start to the season hit a new low with a shock 1-0 defeat at third tier Exeter.
- Wolves were the other Premier League side to suffer an embarrassing exit as they blew a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat at Ipswich.
Defending champions Manchester
United kept the critics at bay as they cruised into the League Cup fourth round
with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace on Tuesday night.
United boss
Erik ten Hag and his players have been under fire after a disappointing start
to the season but following Saturday's narrow Premier League victory at
Burnley, they secured a second successive win to ease the pressure at least a
little.
Alejandro
Garnacho put them ahead in the first half and Casemiro doubled the lead before
the interval, with Anthony Martial sealing the victory after the break.
When United
lifted the League Cup in February to end a six-year trophy drought, it was seen
as the start of a new era of success at Old Trafford.
Instead,
United have been engulfed by a series of problems on and off the pitch.
Having lost
three of their first five league games to severely damage their title hopes,
Ten Hag was under mounting scrutiny until the last four days offered a ray of
hope.
Ten Hag
made a point of applauding the crowd and waving to all corners of Old Trafford
before kick-off, setting the tone for an uplifting evening as his decision to
make seven changes paid off.
Dean
Henderson was making his Palace debut after leaving United a month ago, but the
keeper's return lasted just 19 minutes before he limped off injured.
Henderson's
replacement Sam Johnstone had to pick the ball out of the net moments after
coming on as United took a 21st minute lead.
Diogo
Dalot's cross arrowed towards Garnacho and the Argentine winger swivelled to
fire a low strike past Johnstone from 10 yards.
Casemiro
increased United's advantage six minutes later, climbing highest to meet Mason
Mount's corner with a glancing header that gave Johnstone no chance.
United's
third arrived in the 55th minute when Martial rifled home from Casemiro's
cross.
Giving
further encouragement to Ten Hag, Morocco's Sofyan Amrabat impressed on his
first start since his deadline-day loan switch from Fiorentina.
Amrabat
lined up a stand-in left-back role before switching to his preferred central
midfield position after half-time.
United will
look to extend their winning run when Palace return to Old Trafford in the
league on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Luton's
difficult start to the season hit a new low with a shock 1-0 defeat at third
tier Exeter.
Luton
enjoyed a fairytale promotion to the Premier League last season, but they are
winless after five games in the top-flight.
Rob
Edwards' side claimed their first point of the season against Wolves on
Saturday.
However,
Edwards' decision to make 10 changes backfired as Demetri Mitchell bagged
Exeter's 83rd-minute winner with a close-range finish before he was sent off in
the final moments.
Wolves were
the other Premier League side to suffer an embarrassing exit as they blew a
two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat at Ipswich.
Gary
O'Neill made 10 changes against the Championship high-flyers and his
understudies raced ahead thanks to goals from Hwang Hee-chan and Toti Gomes in
the first 15 minutes.
But Omari
Hutchinson, on loan from Chelsea, got one back in the 28th minute and Freddie
Ladapo levelled seven minutes before half-time.
Ipswich
completed their comeback in the 58th minute when Jack Taylor blasted in from 25
yards.
Salford,
the fourth tier club owned by former Manchester United stars including David
Beckham and Gary Neville, were thrashed 4-0 by Burnley.
Salford had
stunned Championship teams Preston and Leeds in the first two rounds, but their
giant-killing exploits were ended by a Burnley team off to a winless start in
the Premier League.
Burnley
boss Vincent Kompany made 11 changes, with Sander Berge heading home in the
12th minute before Jacob Bruun Larsen scored for the first time since joining
from Hoffenheim.
Dara O'Shea
netted in the 27th minute and Wilson Odobert's late goal capped the rout.
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