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At the moment when Ruben Amorim must have thought the team's momentum wasn't changing, his side secured Oliver Glasner's team's opening Selhurst Park setback in the Premier League beginning in February.

The Palace manager's side had been rampant justifiably opened the scoring via the French striker's repeated spot-kick. Yet they were unable to convert superiority into goals following earlier difficulties to score against Palace, the visitors responded with a rapid double via their summer signing and the English midfielder.

Frustrating Afternoon for Palace

This represented a difficult day concluding after multiple matches for the home manager, who observed Ismaïla Sarr leave injured with a worrying issue in the first period.

His Portuguese counterpart probably contained his emotions in check as he headed toward the dressing room directly following the game's end.

Strategic Changes

Amorim had played down parallels involving the two coaches' tactical approach during preparation, although he acknowledged that Palace "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The reaction following the lacklustre defeat against 10-man Everton involved altering both wing-backs, featuring the Ivorian shifting to the right side as Diogo Dalot assumed Dorgu's position.

Early Opportunities

United must have sensed an opportunity to profit considering they enjoyed additional preparation time and nearly scored first after 43 seconds.

A lengthy throw-in caused chaos in the Palace area yet remarkably Dean Henderson executed a reflex block on his goalline to stop the Brazilian.

Palace's Superiority

The narrow escape acted as an alert for Palace post the lunchtime beginning that was dictated by the television schedulers.

Soon the chances began to come in quick succession. Following wasted multiple opportunities on Thursday, it looked could potentially not become the Frenchman's match after he sent efforts missing the goal inside the opening 15 minutes.

Breakthrough

But in a week when talks over Mateta's contract extension faced delays, the French striker emerged who opened the scoring.

Another precise pass from the England international lured Leny Yoro into making contact following an earlier a brilliant block to prevent the Spaniard, Yoro could only bring down his fellow Frenchman within the 18-yard area.

Post-Interval Comeback

Palace's shot-stopper came out in a baseball cap to block the sun from the glare yet he'll feel regret to have allowed United to equalise eight minutes following halftime.

Glasner's team was unprepared via a fast United dead ball enabling the Dutchman to control with his chest while turning simultaneously to unleash an attempt that sailed into the far corner.

Winning Goal

Having survived a goalmouth scramble as the forward came close once more in his own net, their afternoon got even better shortly afterward when the Netherlands forward was tripped outside the penalty area by Marc Guéhi.

A brief pause occurred in the defensive wall when Fernandes rolled the set-piece toward Mount permitting Mount to defeat the goalkeeper with a powerful drive.

Important Win

Lacking the winger's speed to depend on, Palace could barely muster another chance while the visitors managed to secure vital three points elevating the Red Devils climb above Palace into sixth place.