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Precisely as the Portuguese coach must have thought the team's momentum would never turn, Manchester United secured Oliver Glasner's team's first home defeat in the Premier League beginning in February.

The Austrian coach's side had been rampant and deservedly took the lead via the French striker's repeated spot-kick. Yet they were unable to convert superiority into goals following earlier difficulties to find the net at Selhurst, United struck back with a rapid double via Joshua Zirkzee and the English midfielder.

Difficult Afternoon for The Eagles

This represented a difficult encounter finishing of a long week for the Palace boss, who saw Ismaïla Sarr leave injured with a worrying issue before half-time.

Ruben Amorim probably contained his feelings controlled while walking off the pitch directly following the game's end.

Tactical Changes

Amorim had played down parallels involving the two coaches' game philosophy during preparation, while admitting that the opposition "are just doing things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The reaction following the poor performance facing ten Toffees involved altering the wide defenders, with Amad Diallo shifting to the right side with the full-back replaced Patrick Dorgu.

Opening Chances

United must have sensed an opportunity to profit since they possessed three more days to prepare and almost went ahead within the first minute.

A long throw caused chaos in the home penalty box however incredibly the ex-United shot-stopper made a close-range stop at his goal line to stop the Brazilian.

Home Side's Dominance

The narrow escape acted as an alert for Palace after the early kick-off which was determined by the television schedulers.

Soon the chances started arriving in quick succession. Subsequent to squandered numerous attempts on Thursday, it appeared could potentially not become the striker's opportunity after he sent shots wide of the target inside the opening 15 minutes.

Breakthrough

However during a period where negotiations regarding Mateta's contract extension have stalled, the French striker emerged who opened the scoring.

One more perfect ball by the midfielder drew the defender into the challenge and, having just made superb interception to stop the winger, the young defender had to trip his compatriot inside the area.

Second Half Comeback

Palace's shot-stopper came out in a baseball cap to block the sun from the low sun but he will be disappointed to have allowed United to draw equal following halftime.

Palace were caught napping via a fast United dead ball enabling the Dutchman to bring under control and swivel in the same movement to produce a shot that found the top corner.

Match-Winning Moment

Following weathering a frantic moment as the forward came close once more in his own net, their day improved further shortly afterward when the Netherlands forward was tripped near the 18-yard line from the Palace defender.

There was a moment's hesitation among the defenders when Fernandes rolled the dead ball to the midfielder enabling the Englishman to beat Henderson via a strong shot.

Crucial Victory

Missing the Senegal international's acceleration to depend on, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate additional opportunities while the visitors managed to see out an important win that means the Red Devils climb above Palace to sixth position.