00:01Old Trafford, a flagship stadium on the Premier League roster
00:04and the recent shows at the Theatre of Dreams
00:07much more entertaining for Manchester United.
00:10We are into the month of March
00:12with signs that Manchester United are on the march.
00:16Their target Champions League qualification
00:18after no European involvement this season.
00:21Unlike today's opposition, Crystal Palace,
00:23who booked a place at the last 16 of the Europa Conference
00:26on Thursday evening.
00:30So will the Manchester United renaissance continue here?
00:37The win probability?
00:40I don't think there's any great surprise that the majority for Manchester United.
00:45But here comes Saar, and that's defective.
00:48That could have been a scorpion-kick goal
00:51in the Everton-Manchester United game on Monday.
00:56It's one of the higher versions.
00:59Lacroix has planted it into the net.
01:03Almost in slow motion.
01:06He doesn't get many goals, but he's now got two in three days.
01:09You can see it's something they've worked at.
01:11Johnson just stands it up to the back post.
01:13Lenny Euro's not once looking at the ball.
01:15All he's looking is where Lacroix is.
01:17And once you do that, they're in big trouble.
01:19Not once looked at it, then he looks at it.
01:21Once Lacroix gets that half a yard.
01:23It's a fantastic header from Lacroix into that far corner.
01:27Well, this is a player who missed the Wolves game.
01:29The first Premier League minutes he'd missed all season.
01:32And was sort of squeezed back into European action.
01:34More of necessity.
01:36Did very well for Oliver Glasner.
01:38After the game, the question was, can Lacroix play at Old Trafford?
01:41Ambitions to go to the World Cup.
01:44He's got a chance, Martin.
01:46I think he's been in fantastic form.
01:47In particular since Michael Carrick's coming.
01:50And Cunha trying to get there.
01:54Munoz went with him.
01:55I'm not sure he totally tracked him, but...
01:58That's a clever ball by Casemiro to Cunha.
02:01The two Brazilians combining, but Henderson scooped it up.
02:04Came in at pace.
02:06Sarr.
02:09Sure misjudged Munoz.
02:10It's Munoz to line it up and power it goalwards.
02:13Munoz goes in, goes down.
02:15The flag is up.
02:17So it's academic.
02:19It hasn't been that case.
02:20They've had a couple of clean sheets since he left.
02:26Casemiro.
02:26Czesco.
02:28He's trying to head it on, really.
02:31That's his talk.
02:32The chaos of Crystal Palace talk, you know?
02:34Yeah, it's the outside noise.
02:35Obviously the manager himself, who I know personally hasn't helped it
02:38with some of the comments to the hierarchy, but it still can be a good end to the season for
02:42Palace.
02:43Here's Sarr trying to make it better in this particular match.
02:47He could have shot.
02:47He's given it to Mitchell.
02:50Can't get round the outside of Dalot.
02:52Good defending.
02:54It's Adam Walton, who's obviously trying to block him rather than outjump him.
02:58Comes towards Maguire.
03:01Well, it was Sarr who stuck out a leg.
03:04How important was that for Palace?
03:06Yeah, it was a good clearance from Sarr.
03:09I don't know if maybe Dean Henderson would have saved it.
03:11It probably would have, but you don't know that.
03:13So it's good defending from Ishmael Sarr, but he's got to basically get his shot away.
03:17And now...
03:18Cesco.
03:19Cunha.
03:23Here's Maynou.
03:25And now Masraoui.
03:30Fernandes.
03:33And a good header by Cesco.
03:38Well, against a former Manchester United goalkeeper, Bruno Fernandes, who's come to the rescue so often,
03:45is a brilliant exponent of the free kick.
03:50I think Henderson did get a touch.
03:52It is a corner.
03:53But it was a top effort.
03:56A couple of minutes before half-time it would be a great time for them to equalize.
04:00Palace, of course, the absolute opposite in by...
04:05And Hedder is wide from a good position.
04:09He's...
04:17Go, go, go!
04:22Here's Umbermo.
04:26And following up is Cesco.
04:28He went for power.
04:31And suddenly Palace was stretched.
04:33The conclusion is different.
04:35VAR have waded away.
04:37We restart with the corner.
04:38From the block from Cesco.
04:41Taken by Umbermo.
04:46Richards...
04:47To be the authoritative figure at the back post.
04:50Henderson tends not to come that often.
04:53Called upon here.
04:55Dallow stays on his line, but he's never coming that far out.
05:01Kamada is carrying that yellow card, remember.
05:05Saar for Mitchell.
05:07He's on the gallop.
05:10Johnson's in the middle.
05:11Fran Larsson coming towards it.
05:14There's a striker who prefers a low ball than a high one, really.
05:18Mitchell was there to help.
05:23Four wins here in the last six visits.
05:26Including the last two for Crystal Palace.
05:28And here's Cunha now.
05:30That is going to be a big decision.
05:32Certainly a penalty.
05:35Lacroix.
05:37And...
05:38The price.
05:45It might be a red card here.
05:47Denying a goal.
05:48He definitely pulls it.
05:55They are checking.
05:57Chris Kavanagh.
06:02Lacroix clearly was called out by the movement.
06:05Yeah.
06:05And was second in that race.
06:09And...
06:09If it's denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity,
06:12even if it's in the penalty area,
06:13if he hasn't tried to play the ball.
06:15He's pulled his shirt.
06:16Yeah.
06:16So I think VAR probably will send him off.
06:21It's a great pass.
06:22And the turn from Cunha is outstanding.
06:24He just gets too tight, Lacroix.
06:28Bruno Fernandes moved away as if the sending off wasn't going to happen.
06:31But I think it's a VAR call.
06:33You can see here, the pass from Bruno Fernandes is outstanding.
06:37And it started...
06:39Well, did it start?
06:39It started outside the box, didn't it?
06:41But he continued it.
06:42So you can see there.
06:43And then he lets it...
06:44He lets it go.
06:45So, yeah, I think...
06:47Oh, that's a difficult one.
06:52The penalty is confirmed.
06:54Oh, there you go.
06:55Because he just touched...
06:55I think he starts outside the box and he continues it.
07:06And here he is in his home territory, but against the London club and against the goalkeeper.
07:13Who...
07:15Has a top record in this awkward situation for keepers.
07:22Here goes Bruno.
07:25Henderson goes the wrong way and Manchester United are level.
07:28Been a bit of an uphill climb for them.
07:30They've needed this situation.
07:32The decision that I'm sure on another day, the decision might have been given outside the penalty area.
07:38And Lacroix would probably have still got sent off.
07:40Yeah, yeah.
07:41I can see it, but I'm not 100% sure about it.
07:45And that's my honest opinion.
07:46Having played the game and no one been in them situations, I don't think he gets there before Henderson.
07:50But you can see it.
07:51You can see that why they've given the decision.
07:53They're now uphill task, but brilliant penalty from Bruno.
07:57And it was Bruno's pass that plays in Cunha.
08:00Lacroix, he's been outstanding, just gets too tight.
08:02And once he's gone, he doesn't need to make the contact mine.
08:10Fernandes.
08:14Lining it up.
08:16We've seen him do it from there.
08:20There is momentum here.
08:23And it's behind Manchester United.
08:25Cunha.
08:28Away by a combo.
08:30Bruno Fernandes, immaculate.
08:33Cezco!
08:35He's been waiting for a cross like that.
08:38And he's absolutely buried it.
08:42And if you look at it, Cezco's movement's brilliant, to be fair.
08:46But once it comes to Bruno Fernandes, can't give him this much time and space.
08:50The ball in is fantastic.
08:52It's a great header from Cezco.
08:53Cambo's on his heels.
08:54And once he gets the run on him, Benjamin Cezco,
08:57he's only going to ever find the back of the net.
08:59It's a fantastic header to beat Dean Henderson.
09:01And it now was the right call for Michael Carrick to start him.
09:04He thoroughly deserves it.
09:09Six and seven appearances now.
09:19It's over Cezco.
09:21And Henderson saves brilliantly at the back post from Casemiro, I think.
09:29Ndomo was offside but hasn't really interfered with the play.
09:33Ahmad!
09:34Henderson needs another go at it, but Ndomo wasn't following in.
09:39Reclaimed by Casemiro.
09:42Another goal will wrap it up, and Casemiro...
09:47Had to slide it through.
09:49Ahmad back to Manu again, there are lots of players in red shirts forward here.
09:55Oh, that's a great save.
09:59It looks as though he wants to let fly with the left foot.
10:01Check back.
10:04Mitchell.
10:05It's hard to get there, but the cross was delivered under pressure.
10:08He's struggling to get back now if Manchester United can break down his side.
10:13Hughes across the cover.
10:15Xerxes.
10:20They're looking for the goal to wrap it all up here.
10:24Cunha.
10:29Xerxes.
10:30Another block.
10:31Xerxes again.
10:35Mainu.
10:38Goes for the pass rather than gallop forward and maybe have the shot.
10:42And that's their last chance.
10:43And Manchester United win again.
10:45Michael Carrick's run goes on, but it was a closer call today.
10:50Strong favourites at the start.
10:52Played Cesco from the start.
10:54And got the dividends.
10:55But they were a goal down to Lacroix's early header.
10:59Then Lacroix got himself into trouble giving away a penalty.
11:02And getting a red card.
11:03Bruno Fernandes stepped up.
11:06And equalised.
11:07And then stepped up again.
11:08With a fantastic cross to give Cesco the goal and the justification to the manager for changing it today.
11:17Hi there. I'm Rebecca Lowe, studio host of NBC's coverage of the Premier League.
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