Crystal Palace boss Vieira hails 'team spirit' for Man Utd draw

Football
19 Jan 2023 • 6:42 AM MYT
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Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira says they deserved their point from Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

United had the lead through Bruno Fernandes until an injury time equaliser struck by Palace midfielder Michael Olise.

Vieira later said: "I think we deserved the point. Really challenging against a really good side. We found it difficult to close them down but we managed to stay in the game.

"In the last 15 minutes we put pressure on them. Michael scored that free-kick. It was tough, we worked hard and we got rewarded.

"I saw organisation, really good team spirit, communication. We kept our discipline and that helped us stay in the game.

"We had that Wilfried run at the end. If it was a different player [than Wan-Bissaka] he wouldn't catch him.

"That was a tough game against a good side. We needed luck to stay in the game, but we provoked that luck.

"The process takes time. People are waiting for us to win games because of our talent. But the talent isn't enough. The process allows us to be competitive.

"The team will still have to grow, to believe. It was important not to lose today."