Marouane Fellaini celebrates his header which proved to be the winner for Manchester United in their 2-1 win over Crystal Palace ...
Marouane Fellaini celebrates his header which proved to be the winner for Manchester United in their 2-1 win over Crystal Palace
Fellaini heads home from close range to claim three points for Louis van Gaal's side on Saturday at Selhurst Park
Juan Mata takes over the penalty duties after recent failures from the spot to give Manchester United a 1-0 lead over Crystal Palace
Mata makes no mistake as his left-footed strike beats the right hand of Palace keeper Julian Speroni and is buried in the bottom corner
Mata takes his opportunity after Wayne Rooney was stripped of penalty-taking duties by manager Louis van Gaal
United and England captain Rooney is the first to join in the celebrations with the Spanish forward after his side takes the ascendancy
Ashley Young (left), whose cross drew the penalty, and Ander Herrera (right) join in on the congratulations for Mata
Wilfried Zaha had plenty to prove after is short-lived time at United and his speed, and that of his team-mates, proved a handful
Young delivers the dangerous low cross around returning Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak that leads to the penalty
Palace defender Scott Dann (left) leans to his right to block the cross before referee Michael Oliver judges the contact to be handball
The home side remonstrates with Oliver but to no avail before Mata slots the penalty for the opener in the late kick-off at Selhurst Park
Shaw, with a suspected concussion, is assessed by the United medical staff before he's is forced to be substituted
A stretcher is brought onto the pitch to help injured Shaw off after his side took a 1-0 lead through Mata's penalty
Shaw lays still with his eyes closed as he's removed from the playing surface before being replaced by Jonny Evans
Jedinak raises his foot high while he and Fellaini watch the falling ball closely in a tussle of two of the strongest players on the pitch
Rooney favours his thigh after suffering an injury that was deemed to be serious enough for United's talisman to be substituted
Rooney winces as he receives treatment on the pitch for his hurt thigh while Young and referee Oliver watch on
Rooney tests his leg out during the half-time interval to assess whether he will be right to continue in the match
It was decided Rooney wasn't fit to go on and he was replaced at the break by United's Colombian striker Radamel Falcao
Jason Puncheon strikes his free-kick sweetly at the edge of the Manchester United wall before it beats David de Gea
United's Daley Blind raises his left arm in front of his face as the well-struck ball meets his head and skims off towards the goal
The deflection from Blind's head does little to slow the progress of the ball as it loops into the back of De Gea's net
United's wall of Blind, Chris Smalling and Fellaini can do no more than turn and watch as Puncheon's shot finds the back of the net
Puncheon, having come on as a half-time substitute, celebrates accordingly after his goal in the 57th-minute for Alan Pardew's side
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