Goals from Maroanne Fallaine and a penalty from Juan Mata
saw United defeat Palace 1 – 2 Palace’s goal was a free kick from Jason Puncheon
at the start of the second half. However a defensive mix up and mistake on 78
minutes which saw Jedinak Delaney and puncheon collide leaving Belgium Maroanne
Fellaine free to head in at the backpost.
Despite this early in the second half
United was indebted to fantastic saves from David de Gaea from Glenn Murray and
James McCarthur respectively Prevented Palace from equalising yet Louis van
Gaal credited Palace’s attacking spirit saying the Eagles were a very difficult
opponent to get passed.
However problems for Palace meant the eagles suffered
another home loss in accordance with a poor run of form that stretches back over
many months Yet Pulis’s impact of getting Palace over the bridge to two
successive premier league seasons alongside Pardew’s impact to secure a third
successive premier league season for the first time in their history gives
Palace the option like Stoke and WBA before them to become an established
Premier League Team.
Defeat to United by a single goal is no disaster given
what a good season they enjoyed since Pardew returned. Indeed Palace’s trip to Liverpool
on Saturday which will mark an end to Stephen Gerrard’s period at Liverpool.
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