Manchester United v Crystal Palace, 05 December 2021

Score1-0 to Manchester United
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,172

View Manchester United v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 25 Manchester United won: 18 Drawn: 5 Crystal Palace won: 2 Manchester United scored: 45 Crystal Palace scored: 13 Crystal Palace failed in their attempt to avoid defeat in three consecutive league meetings with Manchester United for the first time since October 1970.

1 Manchester United

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

Goals:

Fred 77 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Tyrick Mitchell Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Mason Greenwood for Jadon Sancho 62
Anthony Elanga for Marcus Rashford 76
Donny van de Beek for Bruno Fernandes 86

Substitutions:

Odsonne Edouard for Christian Benteke 67
Eberechi Eze for Cheikhou Kouyaté 84
Michael Olise for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

Scott McTominay 81 Y
Victor Lindelöf 90 Y

Cards:

Nathaniel Clyne 31 Y
Marc Guéhi 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Mason Greenwood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Odsonne Edouard
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

League position: 6th Ralf Rangnick became the sixth German manager in the Premier League (also Felix Magath, Jürgen Klopp, Jan Siewert, Daniel Farke and Thomas Tuchel) and the first to win his first game in charge. This was the first time that United had kept a clean sheet in their last 16 home games in all competitions; their only longer such run was 21 games from April 1958 to March 1959. The Red Devils had now won consecutive games in all competitions for the second time in the 2021-22 season.

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2021. Palace failed in their attempt to become the first London club to win at the two Manchester clubs in the same top division season since Arsenal in 1990-91 in League Division One. They had now taken 16 points from their 15 games so far in this Premier League season; two points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season.

1 Manchester United

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

Goals:

Fred 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Alex Telles
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutions:

Mason Greenwood for Jadon Sancho 62
Anthony Elanga for Marcus Rashford 76
Donny van de Beek for Bruno Fernandes 86

Cards:

Scott McTominay 81 Y
Victor Lindelöf 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Mason Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 6th Ralf Rangnick became the sixth German manager in the Premier League (also Felix Magath, Jürgen Klopp, Jan Siewert, Daniel Farke and Thomas Tuchel) and the first to win his first game in charge. This was the first time that United had kept a clean sheet in their last 16 home games in all competitions; their only longer such run was 21 games from April 1958 to March 1959. The Red Devils had now won consecutive games in all competitions for the second time in the 2021-22 season.

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Marc Guéhi Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Tyrick Mitchell Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Odsonne Edouard for Christian Benteke 67
Eberechi Eze for Cheikhou Kouyaté 84
Michael Olise for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

Nathaniel Clyne 31 Y
Marc Guéhi 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Odsonne Edouard
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2021. Palace failed in their attempt to become the first London club to win at the two Manchester clubs in the same top division season since Arsenal in 1990-91 in League Division One. They had now taken 16 points from their 15 games so far in this Premier League season; two points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season.