Cantona greeted the fans in the stands as if he had never left Old Trafford, he would always be the king here, and after him, even if Beckham became the darling here, he never took his place, and the number 7 here will always belong to Cantona.

Ferguson made a big change to the starting line-up, Manchester United returned to the traditional 442, goalkeeper Carroll; Gary Neville at right-back, Fortune at left-back, Rio Ferdinand and Silvestre at centre-back, with Keane, Fletcher, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs leading the way in midfield. The forwards are Wayne Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo.

For Alex Ferguson, Keane's return may be the biggest piece of good news for United, who may be able to get back to playing bloody and have more control in midfield.

With such a lineup, it seems that it will not be a problem to ravage Crystal Palace.

Before the game, the club also held a campaign where Ryan Giggs, who has been with the club for 13 years, received a special commemorative award from the club for his 550th start for the club.

Giggs was particularly excited, with his team-mates coming over to hug him one by one, and Cantona in the stands smiling and applauding softly.

"In the blink of an eye, the 92 generation has been playing for 13 years, and the Manchester United dynasty is still not over, but there is turmoil! Ferguson and his disciples are still proving in the ring that they are still kings. ”

Manchester United's number one striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was absent, China's Dong was given a start, Cristiano Ronaldo and Heinze were put on winter break by Alex Ferguson, with Fletcher and Fortune taking their place. Crystal Palace are winless in the last six games, and last month's Carabao Cup, Crystal Palace lost 0-2 at Old Trafford. ”

Ferguson's tactics were clear, there was only attack, there was no other option.

With Keane back, United's midfield control has become so much stronger that he can cover so much at the back that Fletcher, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have been pushed forward.

As soon as the game began, Crystal Palace felt that Manchester United were under pressure and there was no respite at all.

Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney have been cruising inside and outside the big penalty area of Crystal Palace, and there is almost no need to retreat! Just wait for your teammates to feed you the cake.

In Cristiano Ronaldo's absence, Fletcher took his place, and although the attack on his side was quieter, Giggs on the left seemed to be particularly motivated because of the 550 starts, and Keane and Scholes also focused on his side.

But it was Fletcher who got the first shot.

In the fourth minute, Ryan Giggs crossed across the middle and Fletcher's powerful shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Palace defender Granvill and he came close to opening the scoring for United.

In the 7th minute, Keane crossed diagonally into the penalty area, Scholes stopped the ball and fired a barb shot, which was calmly confiscated by the Crystal Palace goalkeeper.

After the opening, Manchester United's midfield was quite active, Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo did not have any chances to perform, but only helped the midfielder to open the gap for shooting.

It only took a few minutes for the United players to ignite the enthusiasm of the fans with their attacks.

Shots came in waves, and it seemed as if they could overturn Crystal Palace soon.

As long as you can score, it doesn't matter who scores!

After Crystal Palace's goalball was opened, Ryan Giggs intercepted the ball on the left and then handed the ball to Scholes, who finally remembered Dong Fangzhuo and slid it diagonally to the latter, who took a false step forward, but dunked the ball back into the middle, pushed the ball to Rooney, and then cut forward again.

Rooney didn't stop the ball and stuffed Dong Fangzhuo again!

The gap immediately flashed in front of Dong Fangzhuo, and Dong Fangzhuo did not hesitate and immediately shot with his left foot!

"Oh, it's a blast! Shot! Lineker's words did not fall, but Dong Fangzhuo fell directly to the ground, Granville's interception speed was too fast, Dong Fangzhuo's left foot had not yet kicked the ball, Granville's left leg had already stretched over first, tripping him.

In the 8th minute, Granville tripped Dong Fangzhuo, who was about to shoot, in the penalty area!

Referee Doon decisively awarded a penalty.

"Penalty! It was a penalty and Doon was on the right track. ”

"Beautiful, it's a perfect start, Granville made a mistake, he tripped China Dong, he made another meritorious service! Wayne Rooney stands in front of the penalty spot and is now the team's first penalty taker. Just score that goal and Manchester United will take a 1-0 lead. ”

In the stands, King Cantona even high-fived his friends around him, no different from the mood of ordinary fans.

Isn't a penalty equivalent to a goal? Although a penalty is a little more difficult than a one-on-one goal, that's what most fans think.

Wayne Rooney made a run, his eyes focused on goal, and volleyed the inside of his right foot into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Smack-

Fans at the stadium could clearly hear the sound of gloves slapping on the ball.

Didn't go in!

Wayne Rooney's spot-kick was accurately judged by the Palace goalkeeper and saved.

Whew-

What the hell is that guy doing!

All Manchester United fans have their eyes on Wayne Rooney.

Cantona in the stands and Alex Ferguson on the pitchside opened their mouths almost at the same moment, completely in disbelief that it would be like this, and almost burst out.

Rooney held his head and looked annoyed, his poor shooting form continued into this game, and he couldn't even score a penalty.

At the moment when everyone was stunned, only Dong Fangzhuo still rushed to the goal!

Dong Fangzhuo had already rushed to the front the second when Rooney shot, but unfortunately the goalkeeper saved the ball from the bottom line in one step.

Corner kick!

The United players didn't have time to reflect on the missed penalty, as Rio Ferdinand and Silvestre rushed into the Crystal Palace penalty area.

The idea of scoring goals as soon as possible has never changed.

Ryan Giggs's corner sent chaos down the middle, and the referee's whistle blew to award a foul on Rio Ferdinand as he scrambled for a header, and the ball was back at the hands of Crystal Palace.

Once again, United missed the chance to attack.

But that didn't keep Palace at bay, and United always had a rhythm.

In the 12th minute, Ryan Giggs repeatedly shook the Crystal Palace right-back and crossed from the left, but Rooney missed the landing point in front of the post.

The ball flew far away and seemed to be about to fall into the bottom line!

However, Fletcher rushed up from behind, flew up with long legs, and knocked the ball back with the inside of his right foot.

The strength is not great, but the victory is that the pass is very straight, and the inverted triangle flies straight back into the big penalty area.

"China Dong !!"

Lineker roared instantly.

I saw that in the small penalty area, Dong Fangzhuo retreated in the crowd, adjusting the pace of shooting while retreating.

No one reacted faster than Dong Fangzhuo.

It's a half-high ball.

Dong Fangzhuo bowed forward and pulled his right leg back.

Volley!

He hit the ball with his right foot accurately!

Knock –

“Goal!”

“Goooooal!”

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”

"China Dong!"

“1:0!”

"I said, he deserves to be the starting XI for Manchester United!"

"Nice volley!"