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Unhappy return to Premiership for Avram Grant

November 30, 2009 09:51
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ByDanny Caro, Danny Caro

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Defending champions Manchester United made it an unhappy Premier League return for Avram Grant on Saturday as they beat Portsmouth 4-1 at Fratton Park.

In a match of three penalties, the reds ran out comfortable winners in Grant's first match back since, as manager he lost the Champions League finals in a spot-kick shootout in 2008.

That was not the only similarity to that dramatic night in Moscow as the Israeli stood in his technical area and got a good soaking for his efforts as the match was played in torrential rain.

Grant received a round of applause before the match and for spells, his new team outplayed the champions. Taking charge of Portsmouth in his guise as Director of Football, Grant, who was named manager on Thursday following the departure of Paul Hart, had just one day to train his new squad.