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At the moment when the United manager must have thought his luck wasn't changing, the Red Devils managed to inflict the home side's opening Selhurst Park setback in the Premier League since February.

The Palace manager's players started strongly justifiably opened the scoring through Jean-Philippe Mateta's second penalty attempt. Yet they were unable to make their dominance count following earlier difficulties to net versus Palace, the visitors responded with a rapid double from Joshua Zirkzee and the English midfielder.

Difficult Afternoon for Palace

This represented a difficult day concluding following a busy period for the Palace boss, who observed the Senegalese international limp off with a concerning injury in the first period.

His Portuguese counterpart likely maintained his emotions in check as he headed off the pitch immediately after the final whistle.

Lineup Changes

Amorim had played down comparisons between his and Glasner's game philosophy during preparation, while admitting that Glasner's team "are just doing things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The answer to the lacklustre defeat versus reduced Everton meant modifying the flank players, with Amad Diallo shifting to the right side as Diogo Dalot replaced Patrick Dorgu.

Opening Opportunities

The visitors likely felt a chance to benefit considering they enjoyed additional preparation time and came close to leading after 43 seconds.

A lengthy throw-in caused chaos in the home penalty box however incredibly Dean Henderson made a close-range stop near the net to stop the Brazilian.

Home Side's Dominance

The near miss acted as an alert for the home team post the lunchtime beginning that was dictated by TV requirements.

Quickly opportunities began to come frequently. Following wasted a hatful of chances in midweek, it seemed like it might not be Mateta's day when he twice dragged efforts missing the goal inside the opening 15 minutes.

First Score

However during a period during discussions about the striker's new deal faced delays, the French striker emerged who provided the first goal.

One more perfect ball from the England international lured Leny Yoro toward the tackle following an earlier superb interception to prevent the Spaniard, Yoro had to trip Mateta within the 18-yard area.

Post-Interval Comeback

The goalkeeper returned wearing a cap to protect his vision from the glare however he'll experience frustration to have allowed United to level the score post the break.

Glasner's team was unprepared by a quick Bruno Fernandes free-kick and Zirkzee was able to control with his chest and swivel in the same movement to produce a shot that found the top corner.

Match-Winning Goal

Following weathering a goalmouth scramble as the forward came close again at the wrong end, their afternoon got even better moments after as the Dutch attacker was brought down outside the penalty area from the Palace defender.

A temporary uncertainty developed in the defensive wall as the captain passed the free-kick to Mount permitting Mount to beat Henderson via a strong shot.

Crucial Victory

Missing the Senegal international's acceleration to depend on, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate another chance allowing Amorim's team to secure a crucial victory that means the Red Devils climb above Palace into sixth place.