straight to your inboxNegativityAfter a disappointing summer off the pitch there was an inevitability that Manchester United would start life on the pitch in similar fashion this season.They were second best against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford and for Ed Woodward it may have been a relief no fans were present, given the mood is turning increasingly sour as United threaten to stumble through another transfer window.This summer had seen Harry Maguire in a Greek court, Mason Greenwood sent to trial at the court of public opinion, players returning to pre-season at staggered intervals, quarantines and positive Covid-19 tests and a transfer window that can so far only be described as disappointing.
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