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Precisely as Ruben Amorim must have thought the team's momentum would never turn, the Red Devils managed to inflict Crystal Palace's initial home loss in the Premier League since February.

Oliver Glasner's team dominated early justifiably opened the scoring through Jean-Philippe Mateta's repeated spot-kick. Yet they were unable to make their dominance count and having failed to net versus Palace, Amorim's team countered with a rapid double from the Dutch forward and the English midfielder.

Difficult Afternoon against Palace

This represented a difficult encounter finishing of a long week for Glasner, who witnessed his winger depart hurt with a worrying issue before half-time.

The United manager may have kept his feelings controlled when proceeding off the pitch right after the game's end.

Lineup Modifications

The Portuguese coach dismissed similarities regarding his and Glasner's game philosophy during preparation, while admitting that the opposition "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

His response to the poor performance versus reduced Everton was to change both wing-backs, featuring the Ivorian occupying the right wing while the Portuguese assumed Dorgu's position.

Early Chances

The visitors likely felt an opportunity to profit given that they had three more days to prepare and almost went ahead inside the opening minute.

A long throw generated disorder in the home penalty box but somehow the former United goalkeeper executed a reflex block near the net to prevent the midfielder.

Palace's Control

The narrow escape functioned as a warning for the home team after the early kick-off which was determined by the television schedulers.

Quickly opportunities started arriving frequently. After missing multiple opportunities in midweek, it seemed like perhaps it wouldn't be the Frenchman's match after he sent attempts off target inside the opening 15 minutes.

Breakthrough

Yet amid days during discussions about Mateta's contract extension hit obstacles, the French striker emerged who found the breakthrough.

Another precise pass from Wharton enticed the young Frenchman into making contact and, having just made excellent defensive stop to stop the winger, Yoro had to trip his fellow Frenchman inside the area.

After Break Recovery

Henderson re-emerged with head protection to shield his eyes from the low sun but he will be disappointed for permitting the visitors to level the score following halftime.

Palace were caught napping via a fast United dead ball and Zirkzee was able to bring under control while turning simultaneously to generate a strike that flew into the net.

Match-Winning Strike

Having survived a frantic moment as the forward came close once more in his own net, their situation enhanced a few minutes later when the Netherlands forward was tripped on the edge of Palace's box by Marc Guéhi.

A brief pause occurred in the defensive wall when Fernandes rolled the free-kick to Mount and that allowed him to beat Henderson with a powerful drive.

Crucial Win

Missing the Senegal international's acceleration to utilize, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate further attempts while the visitors managed to see out vital three points elevating United move above Palace into sixth place.