Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Player Ratings: Andre Onana shines, while Bruno Fernandes struggles

Manchester United travelled to Selhurst Park today and were held to a 0-0 stalemate by Crystal Palace. in the Premier League. United were the more dominant side by a sizeable margin, wasting as many as 5 big chances to score. Palace too had the chance to pick up their first win of the season but flattered to deceive. The two goalkeepers turned out to be the stars of the show.

Crystal Palace Player Ratings vs Man United

Goalkeeper

D. Henderson — 8/10. Man of the match. Made as many as 7 saves and prevented a total xG of 1.65 in the game.

Defenders

D. Munoz — 6/10. Average outing from the Colombian wingback. Was right in defence and going forward as well. Nothing to write home about.

M. Lacroix — 7/10. A dominant performance from the French centre half. Cleared danger whenever he could and also passed well.

M. Guehi — 7/10. Like his central defensive partner, he did a good job in keeping and progressing the ball. Did an excellent job in terms of defending.

C. Richards – 6/10. Didn’t do all that much in terms of ball progression but a good solid defensive outing from the American. Could well become a starter.

T. Mitchell — 6/10. A mixed outing from the left back. Defensively looked a bit suspect at times. In attack, could have maybe done more.

Midfielders

A. Wharton — 5/10. A rather silent game for the English midfielder. Failed to provide any sort of control and took off at half-time.

D. Kamada — 6/10. Won a number of fouls when trying to evade pressure. Was extremely erratic in his passing, however.

E. Eze – 6/10. An unusual performance from the creative midfielder. Created 2 chances but also missed 2 big ones. Lost the most duels in the game.

Forward

E. Nketiah — 7/10. One of Palace’s brighter players in the game. Looked to combine well with his teammates. A promising start to his Palace career.

J. Mateta — 4/10. Went completely missing today. Taken off after the first half. Hasn’t clicked for him this season.

Substitutions

J. Lerma – 5/10. Came in after the first half for Wharton but failed to provide the steel or control in midfield.

I. Sarr – 7/10. Looked dangerous after coming on. Should have converted one of the chances he had.

W. Hughes – 6/10. Didn’t do all that much after coming on. Played a little less than half an hour without much impact.

J. Schlupp – N.A.

Manager

O. Glasner – 6/10. The pressure will now start building on him if Palace stays without a win for much longer.

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Man United Player Ratings vs Crystal Palace

Goalkeeper

A. Onana – 9/10. Provided the biggest moment of the game with a ridiculous double save in the second half. For all United’s dominance, they needed him at his best.

Defenders

N. Mazraoui – 8/10. Completed the most dribbles in the game and also won the most duels. A great performance from the Moroccan.

M. De Ligt – 6/10. Took 3 shots from set pieces from close range but failed to score. Was alright defensively, nothing bad or extraordinary.

L. Martinez – 5/10. Should have probably seen red in the second half for a bizarre two-footed stamp attempt on Kamada. Other than that, he completed the most passes in the game.

D. Dalot – 8/10. Another class performance from Manchester United’s most consistent player. Created 3 chances and made 8 ball recoveries.

Midfielders

K. Mainoo – 7/10. Good performance in midfield. Kept things ticking with some nice interplay to get out of pressure.

C. Eriksen – 7/10. Has replaced Casemiro well. Always comfortable on the ball, the Danish playmaker created a number of chances.

B. Fernandes – 7/10. The creative midfielder tried everything but failed to disturb the scorers. Even hit the woodwork once from the four shots he took.

Forward

A. Diallo – 6/10. Was at it repeatedly but failed to provide the real quality when needed. Didn’t threaten the Palace goal enough times.

J. Zirkzee – 6/10. Created a few chances. The new signing didn’t however take enough shots as the striker.

A. Garnacho – 6/10. Took several shots but all from a narrow angle. Managed to hit the woodwork once. Had another shot well saved.

Substitutions

M. Rashford – 5/10. A surprise that he didn’t start. Couldn’t change United’s fortunes after coming on.

M. Ugarte – 5/10. Another short cameo for the new signing. Didn’t have a particularly big role to play.

R. Hojlund – N.A.

Manager

E. Ten Hag – 7/10. Cannot be particularly blamed for this result. His players should have done better in taking their chances.

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