David de Gea has praised the 'spirit' and 'character' of Manchester United's players after Saturday's win against Crystal Palace.
United enjoyed the perfect start against Palace at Old Trafford when Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty within five minutes and three points looked almost certain to be claimed after Marcus Rashford extended the advantage in the second half.
However, Casemiro was shown a red card in the 70th minute for violent conduct and Palace scored shortly after he received his marching orders, but Erik ten Hag's side were brave in the closing stages and were determined at the back.
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United survived the onslaught from Palace to claim the victory, which was the 13th consecutive win at Old Trafford.
De Gea reflected on the performance after the match and he lauded the spirit and character of the dressing room.
"It was tough, especially after the red card. I think we controlled the first half well, we scored an early goal, similar in the second half, we started really well, scored a second but after the red, it was really tough," De Gea told MUTV.
"We fought until the end and I think the team did really well because they put players in front, good players, and we defend really well. We concede one goal but we won a massive three points today. It's not easy to lose a big player like Casemiro.
"Then they start to attack and there's still 15 minutes to go, so I think we showed massive spirit today, great character, the whole team and the players from the bench have been amazing, so that means we're doing really good things as a team.
"We defended really well, the manager made good changes and we felt solid at the back. We fight a lot as a team."
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