Martinez And Rashford Keep Up Their Strong Play As United Defeats Palace.

Manchester United held on desperately to defeat Crystal Palace in a crucial match and maintain their top-four standing.

It happened in spite of Brazilian midfielder Casemiro getting dismissed for putting his hands on Will Hughes of Palace after a huge brawl between the two teams’ players.

As a result, United had to hold out with only 10 players, and soon after, Jeffrey Schlupp cut the score to 2-1 to set up a thrilling finish.

Earlier, United had taken control of the game thanks to a penalty kick from Bruno Fernandes and yet another goal from Marcus Rashford.

Adam Shergold provides the assessments, while Chris Wheeler provides the Old Trafford ratings.

7 David de Gea

Not by any means his busiest day, but he made a critical save to save Marc Guehi’s header from a corner and Jeffrey Schlupp’s goal-bound attempt towards the end of the first half. Even though Ten Hag’s United have more influence over games, they are virtually usually still reliant on their goalkeeper.

6.5 Aaron Wan-Bissaka

was having a good game against his old team, combining effectively with Antony on the right, and making the most of every chance to get forward. His tackling abilities, though, really stood out over the last 20+ minutes when United had to hold on.

-7 Raphael Varane

In prior campaigns, United would have lost in those last seconds. No, not now. Varane played a significant role in that change, and despite giving up his responsibilities for France for a week, he maintained his cool in the tense closing minutes to help United win. He also received support from the group.