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Precisely as Ruben Amorim likely believed his luck would never turn, his side managed to inflict Oliver Glasner's team's first home defeat in domestic football since February.

The Palace manager's players started strongly rightfully went ahead through their forward's repeated spot-kick. Yet they were unable to make their dominance count and having failed to net versus Palace, United struck back with a rapid double from their summer signing plus the former Chelsea player.

Difficult Encounter against Glasner's Side

It was a frustrating encounter finishing after multiple matches for Glasner, who saw the Senegalese international limp off with a serious problem before half-time.

Ruben Amorim may have kept his feelings controlled when proceeding off the pitch right after the game's end.

Lineup Adjustments

Amorim had played down similarities regarding his and Glasner's tactical approach in the buildup, though recognizing that the opposition "are just doing things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

His response to the lacklustre defeat versus reduced Everton involved altering both wing-backs, featuring the Ivorian moving to the right flank as Diogo Dalot took over from Dorgu.

Early Opportunities

The visitors likely felt a opening to capitalize given that they had additional preparation time and came close to leading after 43 seconds.

An extended delivery caused chaos in the Palace area yet remarkably the former United goalkeeper made a close-range stop on his goalline to stop the Brazilian.

Eagles' Superiority

The near miss acted as an alert for Glasner's men following the midday start that was dictated by the television schedulers.

Soon the chances began to come in quick succession. Subsequent to squandered a hatful of chances in midweek, it seemed like could potentially not become the striker's opportunity when he twice dragged efforts missing the goal inside the opening 15 minutes.

Opening Goal

But in a week when talks over the striker's new deal have stalled, Mateta stepped up who found the breakthrough.

One more perfect ball from Wharton drew the defender toward the tackle and, having just made excellent defensive stop to prevent the Spaniard, the young defender was forced to foul his compatriot within the 18-yard area.

Post-Interval Turnaround

The goalkeeper returned wearing a cap to block the sun from the glare but he will be disappointed to have allowed United to equalise eight minutes following halftime.

Palace were caught napping from a rapid Fernandes set-piece allowing the forward to chest the ball down and pivot in one motion to generate a strike that found the top corner.

Winning Goal

After enduring a goalmouth scramble where Zirkzee almost scored another time defensively, their situation enhanced a few minutes later as the Dutch attacker was fouled near the 18-yard line by Marc Guéhi.

There was a moment's hesitation within the barrier as the captain passed the dead ball to the midfielder enabling the Englishman to defeat the goalkeeper via a strong shot.

Vital Win

Missing the Senegal international's acceleration to utilize, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate another chance allowing Amorim's team to see out vital three points that means Manchester United leapfrog the Eagles up to sixth spot.