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Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd: Dean Henderson denied his old team three points in London
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United drew 0-0 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening, as a dominant performance failed to ease the pressure on Erik ten Hag.
The away side dominated the first half, taking the lion’s share of possession but only managing to hit the woodwork twice after a great effort from Alejandro Garnacho and a rebound from Bruno Fernandes.
The second half began in much the same manner, with United keeping control but not managing to capitalise on it.
Palace grew into the game after making substitutions, while United’s changes took away their momentum, and the home side begun to create chances, with Eberechi Eze firing wide and Eddie Nketiah and Ismaila Sarr forcing a brilliant double save from Andre Onana.
The game petered out in the final stages as Palace looked to settle for a point and United struggled to regain any attacking rhythm, and in the end it was a familiar sight for Erik ten Hag as his side earned just one point in a fixture they probably should’ve won.
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Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
53 mins
Palace have some respite as Eze wins a free-kick near halfway, but they lose it again too quickly.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
52 mins
Another United attack floods forward, with Mainoo setting it to Fernandes, who exchanges passes with Zirkzee before bending an effort wide of the near post with the outside of his foot.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
50 mins
United attack again, this time led by Diallo, and he cuts inside before curling an effort towards the far corner, but it goes narrowly over the crossbar via a deflection.
From the corner, United try a routine but Fernandes scuffs his effort.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
47 mins
There’s pinball in the box for the corner but the handball is given, and it’ll be a United free-kick.
United set up an attack and Fernandes almost sets Diallo clean through, but the winger couldn’t get it under control.
Moments later, Fernandes tries to bend in an early cross, but Garnacho can’t get onto the end of it.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
46 mins
Will those changes bring the results Palace and Glasner want? It’s certainly a big call to take off two of his most effective players.
It does almost work out too, as Eze and Sarr combine before the former’s cross is put behind for a corner.
KICK-OFF! Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
United get the second half started.
Palace have brought on Sarr and Jefferson Lerma for Adam Wharton and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
HT: Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
Palace are getting ready to bring on Ismaila Sarr as the two teams come back out at Selhurst Park.
United have been impressive in how they’ve controlled the game so far – can they put the final touches on an accomplished performance so far?
HT: Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
So, no goals so far but we’ve come pretty close, with both Fernandes and Garnacho hitting the bar and Zirkzee and de Ligt forcing good saves from Henderson.
Some good chances from the away side, though they’ve been guilty of being a little pedestrian at times, with only Garnacho really making the required runs in-behind.
Palace’s only chance came from a well-worked move that ended with Eze fizzing in a shot, but he perhaps didn’t know how much time he had.
We’re in for an interesting second half!
HALF-TIME: Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
The referee blows the whistle for half-time, and the two teams go in level at the break.
United were certainly the better of the two teams, but might they come to rue those missed chances?
Palace grew into the game and had the best period of the game in the final few minutes, but they’ll need to be better in the second half.
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