Crystal Palace vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League result as Martinez escapes red card after controversial tackle
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.
Relive the Premier League action with our live blog below:
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
8 mins
United do attempt a foray forward, but Eriksen’s ball behind Munoz is too much for Garnacho. The away side come again, but the attack ends as Eriksen drags down Kamada.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
6 mins
Too pedestrian in possession from the away side and Diallo losses the ball, but Palace don’t manage to mount a counter this time.
Plenty of possession for United in the early stages, but lacking movement and penetration at the moment, as has so often been the case recently.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
4 mins
Both sides still feeling their way into the game so far, as Mitchell does well to make sure Diallo can’t run in behind. United happy to pass around the back four for now.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
2 mins
United win the first corner of the game as Richards dispossesses Diallo and puts it behind. Eriksen delivers, and it finds its way to de Ligt at the back post, but the Dutchman’s header is straight at Henderson.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
1 min
Palace almost clean-through within the first minute as de Ligt misjudges the ball, bit he was clipped by Mateta and the foul is given on halfway.
KICK-OFF! Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd
KICK-OFF!
The home side get the game started!
Crystal Palace vs Man Utd LIVE
The two teams are emerging from the tunnel at Selhurst Park, so we’re moments from kick-off in south London.
Glasner speaks to Sky
Palace manager OIiver Glasner also spoke to Sky before kick-off, and he says there are “not too many situations or changes.”
”First of all they [Eze, Mateta and Nketiah] have scored and assisted each other. Now it’s two games playing together - they need to be playing together.
“They did really well. We also have great substitutions with Ismaila Sarr, he had a good impact in the game [against QPR in midweek] - we have good options from the bench.”
“In all four games we have been 1-0 down and it is a different game. It will be great today to take the lead, but we expect a very good Manchester United team.
“We have respect, but we know they will give us space to create chances.”
Ten Hag speaks to Sky
United manager Erik ten Hag has been speaking to Sky Sports before the game, and he says that it was “not a difficult decision” to bench Marcus Rashford.
“We have to rotate, we have so many games to cover and we have to give Alejandro games.
“We have seen he has a lot of end product, he has scored so many goals and assists. He has only started one time this season.”
He says that the players returning from injury “are not up to full speed, they need games to get into the match rhythm”.
“They are not ready for 90 minutes, but it’s a pleasure to have them in the squad and it will be beneficial. If we integrate everyone like Manuel Ugarte, he needs some time. Hojlund didn’t have pre-season, Mount back - it is a good sign.
“We need this as we have got to cover so many games.”
On Crystal Palace’s strengths, he mentions “the front three players”, but also emphasises the fact that Palace are “very aggressive and they have a very good transition both ways - they make a lot of tactical fouls.
“In attack they are a threat not just in the front three, but in their wing-backs.”
Palace v United head-to-head
These two teams have met a total of 66 times, with the first meeting dating back to 1922. United have won 41 of the matches, with Palace winning 12 and 13 ending as draws.
Last season, Palace did a double over United for the first time, winning 1-0 at Old Trafford just under a year ago, before producing a brilliant display to win 4-0 at home in May of this year.
The most notable recent match between these two was the 2016 FA Cup final, in which United won 2-1 courtesy of goals from Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard.
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