Winning start for Utd but question marks over De Gea

West Brom 1 Manchester United 2

Winning start for Utd but question marks over De Gea
Sun, 14 Aug, 2011 - 18:56

West Brom 1 Manchester United 2

David de Gea endured a nightmare debut. Manchester United lost both their centre-halves. Yet somehow the champions still managed to start their Premier League title defence with a win.

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