Manchester United have long been a thorn on our sides although we did finally get one over them last season thanks to Cole Palmer’s last minute heroics at the Bridge. Now in a new season under a different head coach and Cole Palmer not shining as bright as he once did,

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A frantic first few minutes saw threatening actions from both sides, with Reece James, starting at actual right back, making a key intervention at one end and Noni Madueke wasting a good chance at the other (though he may have been offside).