It’s crystal clear that Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United tenure is going in the wrong direction. After a satisfying 2-0 away win at Bucarest in the Europa League in midweek, the Red Devils suffered another excruciating Premier League loss on Sunday at Old Trafford to Crystal Palace.A 2-0 win, embelished by Jean-Philippe Mateta’s brace, allowed the Eagles to leapfrog their mid-table rival, pushing pitiable United to 13th place, just 12 points above the relegation zone.BOOM 💥Jean-Philippe Mateta’s in the room!#MUNCRY pic.twitter.com/lvdrmNhUpt— Premier League (@premierleague) February 2, 2025 Instead of capitalising on that recent European triumph, Amorim’s lot recorded their 11th EPL loss, while they’ve collected only eight wins (along with five draws).For more than an hour, we saw a hard-fought battle between two evenly-matched sides, but without too much quality. The league table doesn’t lie, and it proves both Man United and Crystal Palace are anything but teams capable of delivering some excellent performances.Both sides lose possessions 22 times in their own half before the half-time interval. Still, the visitors managed to find the necessary composure and grab a deserved win thanks to Mateta’s double. We saw the opener around the 65th-minute mark.🚨🏴 GOAL | Manchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace | MatetaMATETA OPENS THE SCORING FOR CRYSTAL PALACE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/4zmXCJYoyb— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) February 2, 2025 Maxence Lacroix got rid of Leny Yoro quite easily in the air to reach Eberechi Eze’s free-kick and when his header hit the Manchester United crossbar, Mateta was there to push it over the line for 1-0.United pushed for an equalizer, but instead ended the game with one more in the back of their own net, as Mateta added one more near the final whistle for the much-deserved Man of the Match award.The Mateta show at Old Trafford 🔥 #MUNCRY | @CPFC pic.twitter.com/fKUmBdeN63— Premier League India (@PLforIndia) February 2, 2025 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 24Saturday Nott.Forest – Brighton 7-0 (3-0)/Dunk 12 og, Gibbs-White 25, Wood 32, 64, 69 pen, Williams 89, Silva 90+1/Bournemouth – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1)/Salah 30 pen. 75/Everton – Leicester 4-0 (3-0)/Doucoure 1, Beto 6, 45+2, Ndiaye 90/Ipswich – Southampton 1-2 (1-1)/Delap 31 – Aribo 21, Onuachu 87/Newcastle – Fulham 1-2 (1-0)/Murphy 37 – Jimenez 61, Muniz 82/Wolverhampton – Aston Villa 2-0 (1-0)/Bellegarde 12, Cunha 90+7/Sunday Brentford – Tottenham 0-1 (0-1)/Janelt 29 og/Man Utd – Crystal Palace 0-1 (0-0)/Mateta 64/19.30: (2.10) Arsenal (3.50) Man.City (3.80)Monday 23.00: (1.40) Chelsea (4.80) West Ham (7.75)***odds are subject to change***
