Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has opened up on how felt when told he’d be making his first senior start for Crystal Palace against Manchester United.
The 19-year-old winger - voted Palace’s Under-23 player of the season last month for a blistering Premier League 2 campaign - made his first-team debut off the bench against Chelsea on the opening day of the season. He then had to wait 10 months before his next taste of senior action when Patrick Vieira told him he would start against United at Selhurst Park on the final day.
Rak-Sakyi featured on the right-wing, playing for 67 minutes before being substituted for Cheikhou Kouyate with the Eagles 1-0 up. The teenager was given a standing ovation by the home fans when his number went up on the board, taking in the full appreciation of Selhurst Park as he made his way off the pitch.
