Trending Now - Manchester United Defeats Crystal Palace 2-1, Moves to Third

WHO:

Manchester United (team)

Crystal Palace (team)

Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace player)

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United captain)

Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United player)

Michael Carrick (Manchester United caretaker boss)

Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace manager)

Chris Kavanagh (referee)

Tony Harrington (VAR official)

WHAT:

Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2-1.

Maxence Lacroix scored the opening goal for Crystal Palace in the 4th minute.

Lacroix received a red card in the 56th minute for denying a goal-scoring opportunity.

Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty in the 57th minute to equalize.

Benjamin Sesko scored the winning goal in the 65th minute.

Manchester United moved to third place in the Premier League with 51 points.

Manchester United's unbeaten streak extended to 10 games.

Crystal Palace remained in 14th place in the Premier League.

WHERE:

The match took place at Old Trafford, Manchester.

WHEN:

The match occurred on March 1, 2026.

The next match for Manchester United is scheduled against Newcastle United on March 4, 2026.

Crystal Palace's next match is against Tottenham Hotspur on March 3, 2026.

WHY:

The red card and penalty awarded to Manchester United changed the dynamics of the game, allowing them to come back from a goal down.

HOW:

The penalty was awarded after a VAR review confirmed that Lacroix committed a foul on Matheus Cunha inside the penalty area.

Referee Chris Kavanagh announced the decision after reviewing the incident on the pitch-side monitor.

QUOTES:

Oliver Glasner described the penalty decision as an "Old Trafford bonus" and stated, "It's not a penalty, maybe a red card for a foul outside the box."

Michael Carrick commented, "It was a test for us today. Coming in at halftime a goal down was something slightly new for us."

In an exciting match at Old Trafford on March 1, Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2-1, with Maxence Lacroix scoring first for Palace before receiving a red card in the 56th minute. Bruno Fernandes equalized with a penalty just after the red card, and Benjamin Sesko secured the win for United with a goal in the 65th minute, extending their unbeaten streak to ten games and moving them to third place in the Premier League. Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner called the penalty decision an "Old Trafford bonus," while Manchester United's caretaker boss Michael Carrick acknowledged the challenge of coming back from a goal down at halftime.