Jairo Riedewald, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Patrick van Aanholt all impressed as Crystal Palace held Manchester City to a 0-0 draw.
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The Dutch trio have found playing time hard to come by so far this season but Roy Hodgson decided to start all three for the visit of the Premier League leaders.
Fosu-Mensah and Van Aanholt were at full-back while Riedewald stood in midfield as all three Dutchmen played the full ninety minutes of a 0-0 draw, which ended City’s 19 game win streak.
Fosu-Mensah was particularly impressive in keeping Leroy Sane quiet throughout the game and the Manchester United loanee was named man of the match. His performance led to Manchester United fans calling for his return on Twitter.
Fosu Mensah the first player to Stop City scoring all season?
Bring him home Jose!#MUFC
— The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) December 31, 2017
Timothy Fosu-Mensah for Crystal Palace vs Manchester City:
14 passes
64% pass accuracy
4 dribbles won
2 tackles won
5 clearances
8 out of 13 duels won
1 man of the match award pic.twitter.com/KxxLXeDrqG— Football-Oranje.com (@FootballOranje_) December 31, 2017