The former Manchester United and Sunderland defender, 36, has been training with the strugglers since leaving Premier League Sunderland in the summer. Days later he followed that up by bagging on his Premier League bow against Arsenal. Christian Benteke scores for Crystal Palace in 2-1 win at MiddlesbroughThe Sun. FREDDIE LJUNGBERG insists Arsenal are ready to mount a title assault now Arsene Wenger‘s spending shackles are off. e transfer: “I wanted to carry on playing in the first team so I chose Palace because that was a Manchester United side with the likes of Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and four great strikers. Marcus Rashford scores four for Man United at Milk CupMarcus Rashford grabs a 92nd minute goal for M. The queues were cleared completely shortly after kick off. n favour of joining Crystal Palace in 1998, leaving the football world as stunned as Sir Alex Ferguson. The Real Madrid defender, 30, was linked with a move to Old Trafford?before signing a new five-year contract to stay at the Bernabeu. Morata, 23, told Bild: “Chelsea showed the most interest.