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Michael Olise scored a sensational 91st-minute free-kick for Crystal Palace to deny Manchester United a 10th successive win
Michael Olise scored a stunning late equaliser to earn Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw against Manchester United, who missed the chance to go second in the Premier League.
The first half was tight and cagey, with both goalkeepers remaining spectators for large parts of the contest. The visitors were certainly in control of proceedings, and came close to an opener when Luke Shaw’s volley drifted narrowly wide.
Antony and debutant Wout Weghorst also went close, but Vicente Guaita was rarely troubled as his defence held out well in front of him.
Erik ten Hag’s men have been water-tight at the back since the season’s resumption, with Jack Grealish’s header in the Manchester Derby the only goal they’d conceded prior to kick-off. That nearly changed with halftime on the horizon. Palace’s first shot of the game from Odsonne Edouard appeared to be looping over David De Gea, but the Spaniard produced a trademark world-class save to tip the ball onto the bar and over.
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Moments later, United got their noses in front as Christian Eriksen ghosted in behind on the left before finding Bruno Fernandes just inside the area, allowing the midfielder to finish emphatically into the far corner.
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It was clear that Patrick Vieira’s men had a mountain to climb, with United going on to win all 10 of their PL games this term when scoring first. A major contributing factor to that record has been the ever-impressive Casemiro, who once more showed his tremendous quality to take the sting out of Palace and control the play.
With the clock ticking down, the hosts upped the ante as they pursued an equaliser. De Gea was called into action once more, making a fabulous save to deny Marc Guehi’s powerful header.
Ten Hag’s men looked to have seen off the Palace wave, before Olise produced something sublime, firing a long-range free-kick beyond De Gea via the underside of the bar to give Palace a share of the points.
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A disappointing result for United ahead of their clash with Arsenal on Sunday, which they’ll be forced to navigate without Casemiro, after the Brazilian picked up his fifth yellow card of the season.
Talking point
Casemiro's suspension - A big turning point in the game was Casimiro’s yellow card, and not just because he’ll be out of the huge match against Arsenal at the weekend. With just under ten minutes to go, he put in an awful challenge on Palace forward Zaha, which could have been a red and from there Man Utd’s tempo dropped.
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