Pogba and Ibrahimovic both scored to bring victory to Man Utd.
Goals: McArthur 66′ – Pogba 45’+2, Ibrahimovic 88′
Round 16
Tuesday, December 13 Bournemouth 1-0 Leicester Everton 2-1 Arsenal
Wednesday, December 14Middlesbrough 0-3Â Liverpool
Sunderland 0-1Â Chelsea
West Ham 1-0Â Burnley Crystal Palace 1-2Â Man Utd
Man City 2-0 Watford
Stoke City 0-0Â Southampton Tottenham 3-0Â Hull City
West Brom 3-1Â Swansea City
Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaned in to finish from a tight angle, beating goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey after Crystal Palace seemed to have a point thanks to James McArthur’s equaliser.
Paul Pogba was the one who assisted Ibrahimovic to score the decisive goal as payback for the opening goal.
This is Man Utd’s second consecutive victory in the Premier League and third consecutive victory in all competitions.
In last night’s match, referee Craig Pawson made some frustrating decisions for both teams.
Despite the victory, Man Utd’s defense once again showed problems.
Ignoring the above issues, this is a match that coach Mourinho has the right to be satisfied with.
As for Ibrahimovic, the Swedish striker is on an impressive scoring streak with five goals in the last five matches in the Premier League.
Coach Mourinho ran onto the field to share the joy with his students.
In the match against Crystal Palace, coach Mourinho brought Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata back to the squad on both wings of Man Utd.
Notable statistics of the Crystal Palace 1-2 Man Utd match
Pogba scored and assisted for the first time in the same match for Man Utd.
James McArthur scored five goals for Crystal Palace in the Premier League this season, more than the previous two seasons combined (four goals).
Man Utd is unbeaten in all 15 matches against Crystal Palace in the Premier League era with 12 wins and three draws.
Man Utd is unbeaten in nine consecutive matches in all competitions with six wins and three draws.
Crystal Palace has only kept a clean sheet once in the last 21 matches in the Premier League.