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Just when the United manager likely believed his fortune wasn't changing, the Red Devils delivered Crystal Palace's first home defeat in league competition from February onward.

Oliver Glasner's team dominated early rightfully went ahead by way of their forward's repeated spot-kick. But they could not to make their dominance count following earlier difficulties to find the net at Selhurst, the visitors responded two times in quick succession through the Dutch forward plus the former Chelsea player.

Frustrating Day for Glasner's Side

The match proved disappointing day concluding after multiple matches for Glasner, who saw Ismaïla Sarr limp off with a concerning injury in the first period.

Ruben Amorim may have kept his emotions in check when proceeding toward the dressing room right after the final whistle.

Strategic Changes

Amorim had played down parallels involving his and Glasner's strategic methods in the buildup, although he acknowledged that Palace "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The reaction following the poor performance versus reduced Everton was to change the flank players, featuring the Ivorian shifting to the right side with the full-back took over from Dorgu.

Early Chances

The visitors likely felt an opportunity to profit considering they enjoyed additional preparation time and nearly scored first after 43 seconds.

A lengthy throw-in created confusion in the Palace area yet remarkably Dean Henderson made a close-range stop near the net to stop the Brazilian.

Palace's Control

The narrow escape served as a wake-up call for Glasner's men post the lunchtime beginning that was scheduled by TV requirements.

Rapidly attempts began to come thick and fast. After missing multiple opportunities in midweek, it looked could potentially not become the Frenchman's match as he pulled efforts missing the goal during the first quarter.

First Score

However during a period when talks over the forward's renewal have stalled, it was the France international who opened the scoring.

One more perfect ball by the midfielder drew the defender into making contact after recently producing excellent defensive stop to deny Yéremy Pino, the young defender had to trip his fellow Frenchman in the penalty box.

Second Half Turnaround

The goalkeeper returned in a baseball cap to protect his vision from the setting sun but he will be disappointed enabling Amorim's team to equalise eight minutes post the break.

Palace were caught napping from a rapid Fernandes set-piece and Zirkzee was able to bring under control while turning simultaneously to produce a shot that flew into the net.

Decisive Goal

Following weathering a frantic moment where Zirkzee almost scored another time defensively, their situation enhanced shortly afterward when the Netherlands forward was brought down outside the penalty area by the English center-back.

A brief pause occurred in the defensive wall as the captain passed the set-piece toward Mount enabling the Englishman to score past the keeper using a fierce strike.

Important Victory

Lacking the winger's speed to depend on, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate further attempts allowing Amorim's team to see out an important win which moves Manchester United leapfrog the Eagles into sixth place.