Crystal Palace inflicted one other humiliating defeat on Manchester United on Monday, operating out 4-0 victors at Selhurst Park in a consequence which is able to solely intensify the strain on Erik ten Hag.
Michael Olise tore United other than the primary whistle, waltzing by way of their non-existent midfield to attain the opener earlier than the in-form Jean-Philippe Mateta did likewise for Palace’s second purpose earlier than half-time.
Enjoying out of place at centre-back, Casemiro endured a nightmare efficiency and had two objectives disallowed in addition to being at fault for not less than two of Palace’s strikes on the different finish.
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Tyrick Mitchell received Palace’s third simply earlier than the hour mark, then Olise thundered dwelling a fourth as Oliver Glasner’s males maintained their wonderful kind, recording a fourth win of their final 5 Premier League video games.
United, in the meantime, have solely received considered one of their final seven and are rooted in eighth, wanting prone to miss out on European qualification fully in Ten Hag’s second season in cost.
It’s FOUR!
Casemiro is well dispossessed on the byline by Daniel Munoz, it’s then squared to Michael Olise, who curls a delicious effort previous Andre Onana from the sting of the realm 🤩#CRYMUN pic.twitter.com/mbgBpahp4H
— Premier League (@premierleague) May 6, 2024
Palace wanted simply 12 minutes to take the lead, and it was all too straightforward for Olise as he obtained the ball in acres of house earlier than gliding previous Casemiro and caressing his end into the bottom-right nook.
Issues virtually received worse for the guests quickly afterwards, however Mateta inadvertently blocked Olise’s shot after the midfield livewire was picked out by Mitchell inside the realm.
United thought they’d levelled when Casemiro’s back-post header looped in with Dean Henderson grounded after a collision with Rasmus Hojlund, however the Dane was penalised for a foul on the goalkeeper.
Don’t give him that a lot room…#CPFC | #CRYMUN pic.twitter.com/oTr0vOioGr
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) May 6, 2024
Olise simply did not spherical Andre Onana for a second, however Palace’s lead was doubled simply earlier than half-time, Mateta skipping previous Jonny Evans as if he wasn’t there earlier than blasting dwelling on his left foot.
Casemiro was once more denied by the officers shortly after the interval, heading Christian Eriksen’s free-kick in opposition to the upright then changing on the rebound, solely to see the offside flag accurately raised.
With 58 minutes performed, the sport was over as a contest because the spectacular Adam Wharton discovered Joachim Andersen with a tremendous ball to the again submit. The centre-back outmuscled Diogo Dalot to knock it down, and Mitchell was available to use the end.
It was 4-0 9 minutes later as one other Casemiro mistake was ruthlessly punished. He was eased out of it by Daniel Munoz on the byline, the precise again teeing up Olise to strike a rocket of a shot into the top-right nook from the sting of the field.
Olise once more, 4-0.#MUFC || #CRYMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 6, 2024
United averted additional punishment regardless of some extra calamitous defending within the closing phases, with solely the woodwork denying Palace a fifth in stoppage time as Odsonne Edouard crashed a shot in opposition to the submit with Onana overwhelmed.
That will likely be scant comfort for Ten Hag, nonetheless, as a horrible season for the Purple Devils lurches from dangerous to worse.
