Sesko strikes again as Man United go third
Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show
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🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Another week, another win. Crystal Palace started brightly at Old Trafford and centre half Maxence Lacroix gave the visitors the lead in a stodgy first half-hour. But, Michael Carrick has the midas touch right now; he identified the tactical tweaks needed and Big Ben Sesko scored yet another crucial goal.
It was Bruno Fernandes' pass to Matheus Cunha which allowed the Brazilian to slip past Lacroix and the captain also scored the resulting penalty to get United level. His form was good this season under Amorim, in an unfamiliar position, and he's been incredible since Michael Carrick stepped in. Is Bruno F a decent bet for player of the season?
A quick turnaround with a midweek Premier League schedule and Manchester United play Newcastle under the lights on Wednesday night. Eddie Howe's team have been struggling badly in the league of late; could it be a first win at St James's Park since 2020?
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic F.C. |
| 0:11.8 | Fernandez. |
| 0:13.5 | Tudyard. |
| 0:14.7 | He's been taken down. |
| 0:17.3 | He commits a clear hoarding offense. |
| 0:23.6 | He's denied a clear-homobie a sports for opportunity Final decision is penalty and red card |
| 0:30.6 | Fernandez scores |
| 0:34.6 | and then this swings in another |
| 0:36.6 | shusko! |
| 0:43.3 | He gets the power and he gets the direction. |
| 0:47.1 | It's a superb hit. |
| 0:52.9 | This is Dros, the Athletic Show, dedicated to Manchester United. |
| 0:56.9 | We are back. We are here once again to talk about Manchester United, winning another game. |
| 1:01.9 | This time against Crystal Palace, it wasn't perfect, but we'll get into all the details of that, |
| 1:06.6 | as Michael Carrick equals the best ever start after nine Premier League matches for a boss in the English top fly. |
| 1:14.4 | There's a second game coming up pretty quickly this week to look forward to as well. |
| 1:18.3 | The trip away to Newcastle and we'll preview that game on this podcast too. |
| 1:22.9 | Laurie's back. We've got Andy and Critch as well. |
| 1:25.7 | Hello everyone. Only one place to start. |
| 1:27.8 | Andy Mitten. |
| 1:28.9 | How was the Brits? |
| 1:29.9 | I can't believe I've just said that sentence. |
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