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At the moment when the United manager probably assumed the team's momentum wasn't changing, his side delivered the home side's initial home loss in league competition since February.

Oliver Glasner's side had been rampant and deservedly took the lead by way of Jean-Philippe Mateta's repeated spot-kick. But they could not to make their dominance count after previously struggling to find the net at Selhurst, the visitors responded twice in nine minutes via the Dutch forward and Mason Mount.

Difficult Encounter for Palace

This represented a difficult encounter finishing after multiple matches for the Palace boss, who witnessed his winger limp off with a serious problem before half-time.

The United manager probably contained his feelings controlled when proceeding down the tunnel right after the final whistle.

Tactical Adjustments

The Portuguese coach dismissed comparisons between both managers' tactical approach in the buildup, though recognizing that Glasner's team "are just doing things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The answer to the poor performance versus reduced Everton involved altering the wide defenders, featuring the Ivorian moving to the right flank while the Portuguese replaced Patrick Dorgu.

Initial Opportunities

The visitors likely felt a chance to benefit given that they had extra rest days and nearly scored first after 43 seconds.

A lengthy throw-in created confusion inside Palace's defense however incredibly the former United goalkeeper made a close-range stop at his goal line to stop the Brazilian.

Palace's Dominance

The close shave served as a wake-up call for Glasner's men after the early kick-off that was scheduled by TV requirements.

Quickly opportunities started arriving thick and fast. Following wasted multiple opportunities during European action, it appeared could potentially not become Mateta's day when he twice dragged efforts missing the goal during the first quarter.

Opening Goal

Yet amid days when talks over the forward's renewal have stalled, the French striker emerged who found the breakthrough.

A further accurate delivery by the midfielder drew the defender into making contact following an earlier superb interception to stop the winger, the young defender was forced to foul his fellow Frenchman inside the area.

Second Half Recovery

The goalkeeper returned in a baseball cap to protect his vision from the low sun but he will be disappointed enabling Amorim's team to draw equal post the break.

Palace were caught napping from a rapid Fernandes set-piece enabling the Dutchman to control with his chest and pivot in one motion to generate a strike that found the top corner.

Decisive Strike

Following weathering a chaotic situation as the forward came close again at the wrong end, their situation enhanced a few minutes later as the Dutch attacker was brought down on the edge of Palace's box by Marc Guéhi.

A brief pause occurred within the barrier during Fernandes' delivery the dead ball to the midfielder and that allowed him to score past the keeper using a fierce strike.

Crucial Win

Lacking the winger's speed to utilize, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate further attempts allowing Amorim's team to secure an important win which moves United move above Palace to sixth position.