Manchester United began their Ralf Rangnick era with a 1-0 victory over Patrick Viera’s Crystal Palace side in the English Premier League. The Red Devils earned their first clean sheet at home this season and this was their seventh league victory.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines * defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many positional attacks were created by Manchester United? Who attempted the most number of dribbles for Crystal Palace?
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At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Ralf Rangnick named an unchanged side from their victory against Arsenal in the previous round. Alex Telles and Diogo Dalot started together for the second game in a row.
The average position of the starting XI hints that the home team attacked from the left side. The average position of Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford was towards the left side.
The manager made two changes from their defeat against Leeds United. Nathaniel Clyne and Christian Benteke returned to the starting XI in place of Joel Ward and Odsonne Edouard.
The average position of the starting XI suggests that Crystal Palace played in a 4-2-4 formation. Cheikhou Kouyaté played a more defensive role.
Manchester United players made 45 positional attacks and attempted 19 shots in the match. The Red Devils dominated the ball possession in the opening three phases of the match. Crystal Palace players contested more aerial duels than their opponents.
Cristiano Ronaldo attempted the most number of shots in the match and won four aerial duels. Jordan Ayew created the highest expected goal rate for the visitors. The home team attempted 19 crosses and 15 through passes.
Manchester United players attempted 19 shots with a 15.79% shot accuracy rate. The home team attempted eight shots from inside the opposition penalty area and the goal was scored from outside the box.
The Eagles attempted seven shots and two were on target. A total of three shots were attempted from inside the opposition penalty box.
Manchester United players attempted 15 shots in the first half but only four in the second half. Nine Manchester United players attempted shots in the match.
Alex Telles attempted 84 passes in the match, and his 16 passes were towards Fred. Fred was on the receiving end of 64 passes.
Tyrick Mitchell attempted 46 passes for the away side, and his 13 passes were towards Wilfried Zaha. Mitchell was on the receiving end of 29 passes.
Alex Telles attempted five crosses in the match, and his seven crosses landed inside the opposition’s 18-yard box. Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho landed their eight passes inside the opposition penalty box.
Wilfried Zaha was the only Crystal Palace player who attempted a smart pass in the game. Zaha also landed his four passes inside the opposition penalty box.
Manchester United created a lot of threats from the wider sides, especially the left side. Alex Telles created the highest threats with his passes.
Diogo Dalot attempted four dribbles for the home side and created the highest threat rate from dribbles. Marcus Rashford attempted five dribbles for the team.
Crystal Palace players created very few threats around the opposition’s 18-yard box. Left-back Tyrick Mitchell created the highest threat from passes.
Wilfried Zaha attempted the most number of dribbles in the match. His seven dribbles created an expected threat rate of 0.067. Jordan Ayew created the highest threat rate with six dribbles.
Manchester United players won 19 defensive duels in the middle third. Diogo Dalot won three duels for his side.
The Red Devils once again won most of the duels in the middle third. Harry Maguire, Alex Telles and Cristiano Ronaldo won four aerial duels each for their side.
Victor Lindelof contested three loose ball duels and had a 100% win rate. Diogo Dalot won three duels for his side.
Crystal Palace players won most of the defensive duels towards the wider sides. Tyrick Mitchell contested ten duels, cleanly winning two.
Christian Benteke won the most number of aerial duels in the match. James Tomkins won five aerial duels for the Eagles.
Crystal Palace players won six loose ball duels in the defensive third. Tyrick Mitchell won three duels for his team.
Manchester United have now won back to back games and are unbeaten in three league matches. Crystal Palace have lost three games in a row and struggled to score in this match.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Manchester United vs Crystal Palace