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Publication date: Sunday, September 20, 2020 12:28 PM
Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek says he cannot explain his team’s performance against Crystal Palace after they showed impressive pre-match preparation.
United opened their Premier League campaign with a 3-1 loss to Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Van de Beek, who scored on his debut for the Red Devils, was one of the few bright lights against a Palace team led impressively by Wilfried Zaha.
Speaking after the game, Dutchman Van de Beek admitted that it was not the way he envisioned his United debut would be.
“My first game for the club and then you want to win,” said the 23-year-old. “It doesn’t matter how you want to win.
“I am really disappointed that we lost 3-1 at home. I think it’s really bad. “Yes [we did not have as much match sharpness as Palace] but last week in training we did very well.
“We train well, so my feeling was very positive. But, yes, today we play too slow.
“We were on the ball too long and I think that against an opponent like Crystal Palace it is necessary to speed up the game to create something. That was not good enough. “
Van de Beek aiming to continue their good start
Van de Beek was not only sincere in his assessment, but Holland international Clearly, he had no consolation in scoring on his debut.
“Playing for all the fans in stadiums like this is more beautiful to score,” he said. MUTV.
But I still scored but we lose and this is the most important thing, that we win.
“We lose, but it’s always very nice to play for a club like this.
“I played my first game and I hope to help the team and next time we win, for sure.”
Solskjaer urges Manchester United stars to look in the mirror
In the meantime, United Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted his team must improve amid talks about possible new additions to his team.
Solskjaer is under increasing pressure to get new signings, and Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have done so in recent weeks.
However, the Norwegian boss deflected that speech, insisting that his current crop can offer much more.
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