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Just when the United manager must have thought the team's momentum would never turn, his side secured the home side's initial home loss in the Premier League since February.

Oliver Glasner's players started strongly justifiably opened the scoring via Jean-Philippe Mateta's retaken penalty. But they could not to make their dominance count following earlier difficulties to score against Palace, United struck back with a rapid double from Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount.

Difficult Day against The Eagles

It was a frustrating afternoon at the end after multiple matches for the Palace boss, who observed the Senegalese international limp off with a concerning injury prior to the break.

Ruben Amorim probably contained his reactions subdued while walking down the tunnel directly following the match's conclusion.

Lineup Changes

Amorim had played down comparisons between his and Glasner's strategic methods in the buildup, though recognizing that Palace "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The reaction following the poor performance against 10-man Everton meant modifying both wing-backs, including the young winger shifting to the right side with the full-back replaced Patrick Dorgu.

Initial Chances

Amorim's team probably recognized a opening to capitalize since they possessed additional preparation time and came close to leading inside the opening minute.

An extended delivery caused chaos in the home penalty box but somehow Dean Henderson made a close-range stop on his goalline to deny Casemiro.

Home Side's Superiority

The narrow escape served as a wake-up call for Glasner's men after the early kick-off that was scheduled by the television schedulers.

Quickly opportunities started arriving frequently. Following wasted a hatful of chances on Thursday, it looked perhaps it wouldn't be Mateta's day when he twice dragged shots wide of the target in the initial phase.

First Score

But in a week when talks over the striker's new deal have stalled, the French striker emerged who opened the scoring.

One more perfect ball by the midfielder drew the defender into the challenge following an earlier superb interception to stop the winger, Yoro had to trip Mateta within the 18-yard area.

Second Half Recovery

Henderson re-emerged wearing a cap to block the sun from the low sun but he will be disappointed to have allowed United to equalise eight minutes after the restart.

Palace were caught napping from a rapid Fernandes set-piece allowing the forward to chest the ball down and swivel in the same movement to produce a shot that sailed into the far corner.

Match-Winning Moment

Following weathering a frantic moment as the forward came close once more in his own net, their afternoon got even better moments after when the Netherlands forward was fouled near the 18-yard line by Marc Guéhi.

There was a moment's hesitation within the barrier when Fernandes rolled the free-kick to Mount and that allowed him to defeat the goalkeeper via a strong shot.

Important Three Points

Without Sarr's pace to call on, the home team struggled to create another chance allowing Amorim's team to complete an important win which moves United move above Palace to sixth position.