Man utd News: PL COLLECTION UNITED’S BEST CLASHES WITH CRYSTAL PALACE
A founding member of the Premier League in 1992, Crystal
Palace has spent 13 years in the tournament since its inception. The Eagles
have faced United on 26 occasions in the Premier League, winning three times.
Over the years, the confrontations between the Reds and Al
Qasr have produced goals, with 59 goals scored in total.
Despite their experiences with promotions and relegation in
the early years of the competition, Palace has cemented themselves in the
division since their return in 2010. With Coach Patrick Vieira - who has
rivaled united legend Roy Keane during his football career - at the helm, the
Eagles will emerge. To continue its development in 2022/23.
The first video we picked was a key element in our quest to
win our first Premier League title in the 1992/93 season. Paul Ince and Mark
Hughes scored the vital goals to secure a difficult and historic away win at
Selhurst Park.
United vs Palace: PL record
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Number of
matches played: 26
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United's
wins: 18
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Draw:
5
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Palace victories:
3
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United
goals: 45
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Palace
goals: 14
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Top
scorer: Romelu Lukaku (4)
Palace 0 United 2 (1992/93)
In the opening 32 game of the 1992/93 season, United
traveled to Palace - formerly managed by Steve Coppel - knowing that victory
would bring us one step closer to winning their first Premier League title. The
Reds had to work hard to win, as the hosts held us for just over an hour before
Mark Hughes opened the scoring with an unstoppable shot at the back post. In
the closing stages, Paul Ince added a second to take the win for Sir Alex
Ferguson's team. This victory and defeat of title rivals Aston Villa at Oldham
Athletic confirmed United's victory in the Premier League; ending our 26-year
wait for the top-flight title.
United 5 Palace 2 (2004/05)
When United hosted Palace in December of the 2004/05 season,
Paul Scholes stole the headlines with a superb double in our emphatic 5-2
victory. The Reds took the lead twice, and the Eagles fought twice, as Scholes'
opening goal and Alan Smith's header in the 35th minute were canceled by Danny
Granville and Jonas Kolka in quick succession. However, after the end of the
first half, the Reds outperformed Palace, with an own goal by Emerson Boyce,
and the second for Scholes gave Sir Alex Ferguson's team the lead of the two
goals. John O'Shea added the fifth goal in overtime, receiving a cross-end from
Ryan Giggs, who was playing his 600th game for United, to score a high-goal
win.
Palace 1 United 2 (2016/17)
Another December game featured in our selection, as that
narrow 2-1 win at Selhurst Park was secured with a late shot from Zlatan
Ibrahimovic. In a match that contained controversy, with shouts of handball and
controversial offside calls, Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba distinguished
themselves for the Reds. The Swede sent in a cross for the Frenchman, who gave
United a deserved lead in the first half. But after the break, the Eagles
returned, and James MacArthur equalized the scoring after the hour, to form a
tense final. Just when the match looked like it turned away from the Reds,
Ibrahimovic fired in Pogba's crucial pass to score an important away win.
Palace 2 United 3 (2017/18)
United made a stunning comeback from two goals down to tide
Palace by three in March 2018. Just two points ahead of second-placed Liverpool
in the Premier League, the Reds entered this game knowing the win was pivotal.
At the end of the first half, the Reds, playing with an alternate gray bar,
were two goals behind thanks to goals from Andros Townsend and Patrick van
Anholt. Defeat seemed likely. But by the 76th minute, the Reds leveled again,
with Chris Smalling's header and Romelu Lukaku's shot eliminating the Eagles'
advantage. Then, in injury time, Nemanja Matic produced a stunning aerial shot
from outside the penalty area, and his first goal was in a united shirt. The
goal sent our fans into a rave and completed the Reds' stunning comeback at
Selhurst Park.
