Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace: Player ratings as Eagles claim shock Old Trafford win

FROM OLD TRAFFORD - Crystal Palace moved above Manchester United in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win on Saturday afternoon.

Roy Hodgson's men grabbed the points thanks to a brilliant strike from Danish defender Joachim Andersen, who hammered the ball into the top corner after United failed to deal with Eberechi Eze's free-kick.

The win takes Palace into ninth place, leapfrogging United who drop to tenth and were roundly booed off the field after a dire display.

The game was slow to get going and it took ten minutes for the first chance in either box. Sofyan Amrabat gave the ball away to Jordan Ayew in midfield and Casemiro brought him down, being booked and handing Palace a chance with a free-kick 30-yards out. United cleared the initial ball in from Eze but it came to Andersen, who curled a brilliant cross back into box for his central defender colleague Marc Guehi who headed wide six yards out.

United broke on the counter down to the other end and a chance fell for Rasmus Hojlund. The striker flicked the ball beyond the onrushing Sam Johnstone but Tyrick Mitchell got back well to clear the ball off the line.

United then presented Palace with a great chance as Jean-Philippe Mateta played Jeffrey Schlupp clean through but he couldn't get the ball out of his feet and the chance was gone.

However, Palace didn't have long to wait for a goal as they opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Amrabat needlessly barged into the back of Ayew to give away a free-kick just outside the box. Eze's delivery found its way to Andersen, who curled the ball into the top corner beyond a helpless Andre Onana.

United pushed looking for the equaliser and it almost came just before half-time with Casemiro as he met Bruno Fernandes' corner at the near post, but it flew just wide of Johnstone's goal.

There were no United changes at the break but their work-rate noticeably increased as they dominated possession and chances started to come.

Johnstone was sharp to tip over from Fernandes as he looked to curl one from the edge of the box. United then had appeals for a penalty waved away by referee Chris Kavanagh as it deflected off Joel Ward.

United introduced Alejandro Garnacho on the hour but it was then Palace who almost doubled their lead. Will Hughes' goal-bound effort was pushed away by Andre Onana and the resulting corner saw Guehi flick Eze's set-piece just wide of the post.

Garnacho almost created the equaliser as he broke into the box and fired a cross into the area, but it cannoned off two Palace defenders before going wide off the fortunate Mitchell.

A great chance fell for Hojlund with five minutes left as he turned in the six-yard box but the Dane missed the ball completely.

Both teams had claims for penalties waved away as United pressed for the equaliser, even throwing Harry Maguire forward to support the attack. However, it was to no avail as Palace held on to claim a famous victory, having lost 3-0 at Old Trafford just days earlier.