Man United 0-2 Crystal Palace, Premier League: Mateta Delighted With Brace

Jean-Philippe Mateta felt Crystal Palace were deserving of their 2-0 win over Manchester United, and was delighted to continue his recent hot streak with a brace at Old Trafford. (More Football News)

The Frenchman was on hanౠd to turn in the rebound after Maxence Lacroix thumped a header against the crossbar in the 64th minute, before getting his second one minute from time, finishing 👍off a blistering counter-attack.

Since Oliver Glasne♌r's first game in charge of Palace in February 2024, Mateta has scored 23 Premier League goals, with only Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Cole Palmer and Mohamed Salah netting more in that time.

Meanwhile, no player♛ has scor෴ed more Premier League goals in 2025 than his six, level with Chris Wood and Phil Foden.

"I'm feeling fantastic!" Mateta, who also missed a glorious chance✃ in the first half, said. "We won these three points, we worked hard, and I am very happy.

"We know how [Man Utd] play with the new manager; we worked on a plan during the week, and we stuck to the෴ plan. We listened to the gaffer and worked hard, and I think we deserve this win.

"I just put my 🍎head down and worked hard. I sometimes think, when you do that, you get the reward."

After failing to win any of 🌳their first 10 visits to Old Trafford in the Premier League, a run which included nine straight defeats, Palace have now 🙈won four of their last six away matches against United (lost two).

In fact, they have won on back-to-back visits to Old Traffꦡord for only the second time in the competition.

Palace always looked in control on Sunday, resolutely defending before takinꩲg their chances when they came in the second half, and Glasner was thrilled with Mateta's influence.

"We don't always talk because he knows what we💝 demand of him. With his two goals today, he is amazing in the box," Glasner told BBC Match ofꦿ the Day.

"He has ൲the feeling that a number nine must have in the box. He makes so many runs where he doesn't get the ball. You need to suffer as a striker, because you make so many runs where you don't get the ba💃ll. He gets the reward, and it decides the game for us.

"We're just enjoying this moment, a big win. We defended really well; we struggled in some moments at the star💫t and afte🧔r half-time.

"We scored from a set-play, but had two or three big chances in the first half, an﷽d we had to keep the belief.

&quo🧸t;We knew there would be moments where we had to survive because every team has this at Old Trafford. Big credit to the team and the players today."