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Precisely as the United manager must have thought his fortune wasn't changing, the Red Devils managed to inflict the home side's opening Selhurst Park setback in league competition since February.

The Austrian coach's players started strongly justifiably opened the scoring through the French striker's repeated spot-kick. But they could not to capitalize on their control following earlier difficulties to find the net at Selhurst, United struck back with a rapid double via their summer signing plus the former Chelsea player.

Frustrating Afternoon for Glasner's Side

The match proved disappointing afternoon at the end after multiple matches for the home manager, who witnessed Ismaïla Sarr depart hurt with a concerning injury in the first period.

His Portuguese counterpart may have kept his feelings controlled while walking down the tunnel immediately after the final whistle.

Lineup Adjustments

The Portuguese coach dismissed similarities regarding his and Glasner's strategic methods in the buildup, while admitting that the opposition "are just doing things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

The answer to the poor performance against 10-man Everton involved altering both wing-backs, including the young winger occupying the right wing while the Portuguese replaced Patrick Dorgu.

Early Chances

The visitors likely felt an opportunity to profit given that they had three more days to prepare and almost went ahead within the first minute.

A long throw caused chaos in the Palace area but somehow Dean Henderson made a close-range stop at his goal line to deny Casemiro.

Palace's Dominance

The near miss functioned as a warning for Glasner's men following the midday start which was determined by the television schedulers.

Soon the chances began to come in quick succession. After missing a hatful of chances in midweek, it looked could potentially not become Mateta's day after he sent attempts off target inside the opening 15 minutes.

Opening Goal

However during a period during discussions about the forward's renewal have stalled, Mateta stepped up who provided the first goal.

One more perfect ball from the England international lured Leny Yoro into the challenge following an earlier superb interception to prevent the Spaniard, the 20-year-old had to trip his fellow Frenchman inside the area.

Post-Interval Comeback

Henderson re-emerged with head protection to block the sun from the low sun but he will be disappointed for permitting the visitors to draw equal after the restart.

Glasner's team was unprepared by a quick Bruno Fernandes free-kick and Zirkzee was able to chest the ball down and pivot in one motion to generate a strike that sailed into the far corner.

Decisive Strike

Having survived a chaotic situation as the forward came close once more in his own net, their afternoon got even better moments after while Zirkzee was brought down on the edge of Palace's box by Marc Guéhi.

A temporary uncertainty developed in the defensive wall when Fernandes rolled the free-kick to Mount and that allowed him to defeat the goalkeeper using a fierce strike.

Important Three Points

Without Sarr's pace to depend on, Glasner's side found it difficult to generate further attempts as United were able to complete an important win elevating the Red Devils climb above Palace into sixth place.