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Just when the United manager must have thought his luck remained negative, Manchester United delivered Crystal Palace's opening Selhurst Park setback in domestic football from February onward.

Oliver Glasner's players started strongly and deservedly took the lead by way of Jean-Philippe Mateta's retaken penalty. However they failed to capitalize on their control following earlier difficulties to net versus Palace, United struck back two times in quick succession through their summer signing and the English midfielder.

Frustrating Day against Glasner's Side

The match proved disappointing afternoon at the end after multiple matches for the Palace boss, who witnessed Ismaïla Sarr leave injured with a serious problem before half-time.

Ruben Amorim may have kept his feelings controlled while walking down the tunnel right after the game's end.

Lineup Modifications

The United manager minimized parallels involving the two coaches' game philosophy during preparation, while admitting that Glasner's team "simply perform things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

His response to the poor performance versus reduced Everton was to change the flank players, including the young winger shifting to the right side as Diogo Dalot took over from Dorgu.

Early Attempts

Amorim's team probably recognized a opening to capitalize considering they enjoyed three more days to prepare and came close to leading after 43 seconds.

A lengthy throw-in caused chaos in the home penalty box yet remarkably the former United goalkeeper executed a reflex block near the net to prevent the midfielder.

Home Side's Superiority

The near miss acted as an alert for the home team after the early kick-off that was dictated for broadcast purposes.

Rapidly attempts commenced appearing thick and fast. Following wasted a hatful of chances during European action, it looked could potentially not become the striker's opportunity when he twice dragged shots wide of the target in the initial phase.

Breakthrough

Yet amid days when talks over Mateta's contract extension faced delays, it was the France international who opened the scoring.

Another precise pass from the England international enticed the young Frenchman toward the tackle following an earlier excellent defensive stop to deny Yéremy Pino, the young defender was forced to foul Mateta within the 18-yard area.

After Break Turnaround

The goalkeeper returned in a baseball cap to protect his vision from the low sun yet he'll feel regret to have allowed United to draw equal after the restart.

The home side was sleeping via a fast United dead ball enabling the Dutchman to chest the ball down and pivot in one motion to generate a strike that flew into the net.

Decisive Moment

After enduring a frantic moment when the Dutchman nearly netted once more in his own net, their afternoon got even better shortly afterward when the Netherlands forward was brought down near the 18-yard line by the English center-back.

A temporary uncertainty developed among the defenders during Fernandes' delivery the free-kick to Mount and that allowed him to beat Henderson using a fierce strike.

Important Three Points

Lacking the winger's speed to utilize, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate further attempts allowing Amorim's team to complete an important win elevating United move above Palace to sixth position.