n favour of joining Crystal Palace in 1998, leaving the football world as stunned as Sir Alex Ferguson. And that was followed by distressing scenes in their last home game against Watford as?sections of t. To add to?his misery, Martin Keown was selected ahead of him for the final squad, who failed to play a single minute. They lost three games in a row before the victory starting with the derby day loss to arch-rivals Manchester City. ews Group Newspapers Ltd3Brown began his career at Manchester United and played over 350 times for the Red DevilsA deal would have been done earlier were it not for a calf injury sustained by 23-time England cap Brown during pre-season. “They were second last year and this year hopefully we can win it. Reuters5Markus Henriksen celebrates his late winner with team-matesStoke have now lost their last four games in all competitions under beleaguered boss Mark Hughes. ded the Red Devils lureHe explains: “I don’t regret that move but they came in again when Palace were in some financial trouble. The Hammers welcomed Accrington Stanley to east London in the third round of the EFL Cup and advanced in the competition with a 1-0 victory. Although he was obviously delighted to net his first goal for the club since arriving from Augsburg, he was more pleased to help his side into the next round of the competition.