The surprise happened in the 26th minute when Palace midfielder Joachim Andersen gave them the lead right at Old Trafford. After that, Manchester United continued to try to get an equalizer but could not overcome.

The situation became even worse when the referee decided there was no penalty against Man Utd. The ball was said to have touched the Palace defender in the 59th minute when captain Bruno Fernandes passed to Rashford at the far corner.

Man Utd players immediately gathered with the referee to dispute the decision after the referee did not signal for a penalty. Even when (VAR) also appeared to give advice to Chris Kavanagh, it seemed that no referee thought it was a handball.

Manchester United has had difficulty in penalty kick situations in the Premier League before. Garnacho’s shot in the 0-2 loss to Tottenham in the previous round 2 certainly hit defender Romero’s hand, but the referee decided not to blow a penalty.

Manchester United tried to penetrate Crystal Palace’s defense but failed. The Red Devils dropped to 10th place on the rankings after a 0-1 defeat at home, surpassing their opponents and earning only 9 points after 7 matches.