Koreans in Europe: Park Ji-Sung marks first Premier League start of the season with an assist

Oct 3, 2011 

The former Korea international got a full game for the Red Devils and capped it off by setting up Danny Welbeck's goal, while Jung Jo-Gook looked good in France

Park Ji-Sung made his first start of the Premier League season for Manchester United on Saturday in their 2-0 win over Norwich.

The Korean veteran, who had only made two substitute's appearances in the league this term, capped his day with a fine assist for Danny Welbeck's 87th-minute goal.

Park started the game on United's left flank and was industrious but struggled to get on top of Canaries defender Kyle Naughton.

Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson switched Park into a more central position in the second-half and he improved there, enjoying the space which opened up as Norwich inevitably tired.

Park's finest moment came on 87 minutes when he cleverly raced into a pocket space behind the Norwich defence, exchanging passes with Welbeck who finished it off from close range.

In France's Ligue 1, former FC Seoul striker Jung Jo-Gook was handed his first start since moving to Nancy on loan and he was dangerous throughout in their 1-1 draw with Evian.

Jung produced a superb throughball for Benjamin Moukandjo on 29 minutes, however he failed to convert the opportunity in a one-on-one situation.

Barely a minute later, Jung fired in a near-post snapshot which was well saved by Evian keeper Bertrand Laquait. Jung would eventually be replaced on 75 minutes after an encouraging display.

Produced an encouraging display for Nancy, almost scoring in the first-half, in his maiden start for his new club.

Park Chu-Young (Arsenal): Was an unused substitute as the Gunners lost the North-East London derby 2-1 to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Ji Dong-Won (Sunderland): Came off the bench on 82 minutes as the Black Cats drew 2-2 with West Bromwich on Saturday.

Ki Sung-Yueng (Celtic): Played a full game for the Glaswegians whose title hopes took a major hit after a 2-0 loss to Hearts in Scotland's Premier League on Sunday. Ki was one of Celtic's better players, linking the midfield with attack, but couldn't create anything clear-cut for his side.

Cha Du-Ri (Celtic): Despite being called up by Cho Kwang-Rae for the national team, was still out injured as the Hoops lost to Hearts.

Son Heung-Min (Hamburg): Was relegated to the bench behind Mladen Petric and Jose Paolo Guerrero in Hamburg's clash with Schalke in the Bundesliga on Sunday. With the scores at 1-1, Son replaced Guerrero on 65 minutes but Klaas-Jan Huntelaar soon scored the winner on 73 minutes. Son couldn't help his side find a response.

Koo Ja-Cheol (VfL Wolfsburg): Came off the bench as a 69th-minute substitute for Josue, with his side chasing the game at 2-1 down to Bayer Leverkusen. Ultimately he couldn't make much influence as Wolfsburg lost 3-1 on Saturday.

Yun Ju-Tae (FSV Frankfurt): Did not feature as FSV won 3-1 at Alemmania Aachen in Germany's 2.Bundesliga on Friday.

Nam Tae-Hee (Valenciennes): Started and played 57 minutes but didn't have much to work with as his side slumped to a 2-0 loss to Lorient and dropped down to 19th on the French Ligue 1 table.

Suk Hyun-Jun (FC Groningen): Wasn't in the matchday squad as Groningen stunned Ajax 1-0 in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday.

Kim Nam-Il (Tom Tomsk): Was absent as Tom Tomsk went down 2-0 at home to Rubin Kazan in Russia's Premier League on Sunday.

Park Joo-Ho (FC Basel): Put in a full shift, after his impressive performance in midweek against Manchester United, as Basel eased past Servette 3-0 in the Swiss Super League on Saturday.