Selhurst Park was abandoned amid the pandemic and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was within the away dugout the final time Manchester United received right here in South London.
It regarded like being the same story when a ragged United trailed to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s penalty on the finish of a primary half wherein they barely laid a glove on a Palace aspect who had been enjoying lower than three days after being in Europa League motion in opposition to Strasbourg on Thursday night time.
However Ruben Amorim’s workforce rallied after half-time and scored twice within the house of 18 minutes from two free kicks as Bruno Fernandes clipped the ball in for Joshua Zirkzee to volley the equaliser from a good angle, after which teed up Mason Mount to rifle a shot low inside Dean Henderson’s right-hand publish.
It was sufficient to provide United their first victory at Selhurst Park since July 2020 as they moved as much as seventh within the Premier League desk and put Monday’s defeat to 10-man Everton behind them.
Manchester United climbed to seventh within the Premier League desk after their comeback win
Ruben Amorim’s males dispelled the bitter emotions that accompanied their defeat to 10-man Everton on Monday
Set-piece specialists
Amorim admitted afterwards to ‘stealing’ set-piece concepts from his rivals, and United leaned closely on them right here within the absence of a larger attacking risk from his workforce.
They moved stage with Arsenal on 10 objectives from set-pieces within the Premier League this season, which is simply as effectively as a result of United had been so toothless within the first half that their xG from open play was an nearly non-existent 0.01.
Their two greatest efforts got here from Casemiro off a protracted throw and a free kick, and it was no shock that each objectives within the second half got here from Fernandes set-pieces as effectively.
They took the United captain to 56 Premier League assists for the membership, lifting him forward of Paul Scholes within the rankings. Solely Ryan Giggs (162), Wayne Rooney (93) and David Beckham (80) have extra.
United moved stage with Arsenal for many objectives from set items after their double in opposition to Palace
Palace run out of fuel
At the very least the United boss was respectable sufficient to acknowledge that Palace drained within the second half after being requested to play for the second time in lower than three days.
Palace made a surprisingly vigorous begin and will have been out of sight by half-time with aim scorer Mateta blowing the prospect to finish a hat-trick and Daichi Kamada sidefooting weakly at Senne Lammens after Palace sliced by means of United with a slick transfer.
Glasner, who began eight of the aspect that performed within the Europa League defeat to Strasbourg on Thursday night time, and misplaced Ismaila Sarr to an ankle harm earlier than half-time, may hardly conceal his frustration at Palace’s lack of funding after the sport.
‘I need to shield the gamers as a result of I understand how exhausting they’re working and giving every little thing. This was our twenty second sport,’ mentioned the German. ‘It is clearly our fault. We missed to strengthen the depth of the squad in the summertime and we knew the schedule.’
After their exploits in midweek, the Eagles drained as the competition wore on at Selhurst Park
Zirkzee strikes again
Joshua Zirkzee has had a rollercoaster profession at United since arriving from Bologna for £36.5m final 12 months, however this was a uncommon spotlight for the Dutchman who has been linked with a mortgage transfer to Roma in January.
Extensively criticised for his efficiency at centre-forward in Monday’s defeat to Everton within the absence of Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha, Zirkzee grew in confidence after half-time right here and got here up along with his first Premier League aim in nearly precisely a 12 months to fireside United stage.
‘It wasn’t simply the aim, even the runs behind,’ mentioned Amorim. ‘Within the first half he struggled on the duels however we improved loads due to the standard of Josh within the second half. That’s vital for him to grasp.’
The much-criticised Joshua Zirkzee netted his first Premier League aim in nearly a 12 months
Dalot proves some extent
Amorim did not pull any punches within the build-up to this sport when he mentioned that Patrick Dorgu regarded anxious each time he touched the ball, and the younger Dane and Diogo Dalot – the choice to Dorgu at left wing-back – are ‘removed from the most effective’.
Dalot was most popular to Dorgu at Selhurst Park and responded to Amorim’s feedback with a much-improved efficiency that included profitable the free kicks that led to each United’s objectives as he was fouled by Eddie Nketiah and Marc Guehi.
Dorgu did not present any signal of nerves both when he got here on as an injury-time substitute and did his bit by cleverly profitable a free kick from Jefferson Lerma, who was additionally booked, to take the stress off his workforce as they held on for victory.
‘I do know they’ve a whole lot of high quality,’ mentioned Amorim, putting an altogether extra constructive notice. ‘They simply must be relaxed generally and present that and present the depth and the tempo that they’ve.’
Diogo Dalot justified his supervisor’s resolution to area him within the left wing-back spot forward of Patrick Dorgu
Jean-Philippe Mateta was capable of retake his penalty due to a current rule change
Spot the distinction
There was some confusion when Mateta was ordered to retake his penalty after he was introduced down by Leny Yoro and transformed from the spot earlier than half-time.
VAR noticed that the Frenchman had by chance touched the ball twice, however he was allowed to have a second try in what was a primary for the Premier League following a rule change this season.
After the same scenario ended with Julian Alvarez’s effort for Atletico Madrid being dominated out in a Champions League sport in opposition to Actual Madrid in March, gamers responsible of a ‘double contact’ can retake so long as they scored the primary time.
Mateta has been a thorn in United’s aspect earlier than and he may have had a hat-trick earlier than half-time right here as he prompted Matthijs de Ligt and Yoro all types of issues, however twice fired off track when by means of on aim.
