Late London Twist: United Stuns Palace to Defy History
Manchester United overturned a first-half deficit to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in London. Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring for Palace from a late first-half penalty, but Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount struck in the second half to seal the win. The result lifts United to sixth in the Premier League while Palace drop to seventh. It also snaps Palace’s 12-game home unbeaten run, and adds more eye-popping stats about Fernandes and Zirkzee.