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'Proper hard man!' - Man Utd fans react to Sabitzer's 'impressive' cameo
James Shearman
- Updated: 23 May 2023 09:09 CDT
- 4 min read
Marcel Sabitzer made his Manchester United debut on Saturday as they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League.
Goals from Bruno Fernandes and in-form Marcus Rashford helped United to a 2-0 second-half lead.
But Casemiro's 70th minute red card for violent conduct gave Palace the confidence to turn the game around.
MORE: Man Utd's record with and without Casemiro
Jeffrey Schlupp brought one back for the Eagles in the 76th minute and Sabitzer entered the fray five minutes later.
The Austrian midfielder got stuck in immediately as Erik ten Hag's side came under pressure of conceding an equaliser.
But United held on for an important win, while Sabitzer showed that he is an adequate replacement for the injured Christian Eriksen.
Man Utd fans react to Sabitzer's 'impressive' cameo
Red Devils fans were pleased with their new signing's debut performance, having signed on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day.
Sabitzer had struggled for gametime in Germany but he looked ready for the challenge when he came on in the latter stages.
That little Marcel Sabitzer cameo vs Crystal Palace pic.twitter.com/wvWzNU46NA
— Stephen (@srjmufc) February 4, 2023
Let’s not sleep on that Sabitzer cameo 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/lxErUk35ot
— UtdFiction (@UtdFiction) February 4, 2023
United supporters note that he came onto the pitch in a particularly difficult moment, down to 10 men, and dealt with the situation well.
Casemiro sent off, only up by 1 goal and Sabitzer came on, handled the situation well and did what he needed to do. 👏 pic.twitter.com/CM2Dwowzxl
— Pryde (@utdmotion) February 4, 2023
Sabitzer came in and IMMEDIATELY flew into tackles and started kicking people.
I bet he uses Dangote cement to brush teeth
proper hard man— kenna (@kennagq) February 4, 2023
Sabitzer debut was in the most intense 20 minutes in our entire season and he didn’t crack what a guy 😭😭
— 🎟️ (@SackOIe) February 4, 2023
And this fan points out that Sabitzer may be needed from the start in United's next game, with Fred moving back into a holding midfield role.
Sabitzer’s pit bull cameo was outstanding. Absolute pressing machine. Will need him for the full games v Leeds now with Casemiro’s suspension. Just a shame that we have no defensive midfielder left to slot in and have to shove Fred back there after his MOTM showing at no.8 again. https://t.co/v62IJkT4gP
— Hesham Bilal-Hafiz (@hesham786) February 4, 2023
