Michael Olise scored a brace of objectives as Crystal Palace accomplished a league double over Manchester United for the primary time in its historical past with a thumping 4-0 victory at Selhurst Park on Monday that can add to the strain on Erik ten Hag.
A makeshift United defence that included Casemiro at centre-back was simply picked aside by Palace on a number of events as Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell had been additionally on the scoresheet within the spectacular win.
United stays in eighth place with 54 factors from 35 video games, two factors behind Newcastle United in sixth, with its hopes of European soccer subsequent season fading quick.
Palace remains to be in 14th with 43 factors from 36 matches.
United had a number of harm absentees and was with out Bruno Fernandes, the primary time in his 230-game Previous Trafford profession he has missed a match with harm, however the ease with which the guests had been crushed shall be an enormous concern for everybody on the membership.
It’s the first time within the Premier League period United has misplaced 13 video games in a season and the scoreline may need been worse.
Palace has discovered its groove beneath new supervisor Oliver Glasner, however United is limping to the tip of a season that can’t end quickly sufficient for Ten Hag.
The house facet took the lead inside 12 minutes and it was far too simple. Olise collected a throw and evaded a limp problem from Casemiro, and with no United participant trying to shut him down, was in a position to unleash a low shot from simply contained in the field.
United had the ball at the back of the online from Casemiro’s header, however the effort was dominated out after contact from Rasmus Hojlund on Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
It was 2-0 to the house facet 5 minutes earlier than the break as Mateta breezed previous United defender Jonny Evans and thrashed the ball into the online for a ninth objective in 11 video games for the reason that arrival of Glasner in February.
The striker had scored 11 objectives in his earlier 80 video games for Palace earlier than that.
United’s makeshift defence was struggling to comprise the motion of the hosts and when Diogo Dalot did not cope with a ball to the again publish, Mitchell had a tap-in with residence gamers queuing as much as rating.
Olise’s second objective added extra salt to the wound and it might have been worse for the guests as Odsonne Edouard noticed his shot come again off the woodwork late on.
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