Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 4-0 in the Premier League at Old Trafford, the seventh defeat in a row, in the league, for the London club, who have failed to score in each match they have played. United took the lead inside three minutes with Juan Mata finding first blood, assisted by Marcus Rashford. Marouane Fellaini doubled United’s lead in the 35th minute, Ashley Young getting the assist with the Belgian midfielder putting United three goals to the good in the 49th minute. It was a match for Palace to forget, unable to get any good chances to punish United, them in full receivership of the punishment.
United scored a fourth, as they have continued to do for much of the season, Romelu Lukaku latching onto a precise pass from Anthony Martial, seeing United take all three points easily. Roy Hodgson will be fearing for his job as he has done nothing with this Palace side, although they did beat Bromley in a behind-closed-doors friendly during the week, as United travelled to Moscow in the UEFA Champions League, which shows the distance between the two clubs.
Goals: Juan Mata 3′, Marouane Fellaini 35′, 49′, Romelu Lukaku 86′
Assists: Marcus Rashford 3′ 49′, Ashley Young 35′, Anthony Martial 86′
Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Young; Matic, Fellaini; Mata (Herrera 76′), Mkhitaryan (Lingard 66′), Rashford (Martial 72′); Lukaku
Substitutes Not Used: Romero; Bailly, Blind, Darmian