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United stage second-half comeback in Palace coup
AP • December 1st, 2025 6:00 am
Man United's Casemiro and Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi battling for the ball in their EPL clash | Photo: AP
Second-half goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount have earned Manchester United a key 2-1 win at Crystal Palace to get their faltering season back on track.
Ruben Amorim's critics quickly returned after United slipped to an abject loss at home to 10-man Everton on Monday to end an encouraging five-match unbeaten run.
When Jean-Philippe Mateta broke the deadlock in the 36th-minute on Sunday with a retaken penalty, after he hit the ball twice with his first effort, Palace boss Oliver Glasner looked set to inflict more misery on Amorim.
But Amorim watched Zirkzee get off the mark this season and score his first league goal since December with a fine low finish after 54 minutes and Mount's curled effort nine minutes later completed the turnaround.
After an initial response by Palace, United held on relatively comfortably to make it four wins in seven to move into the top-half and only four points off rivals Manchester City.
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