In the pantheon of David de Gea's greatest saves, his fingernail onto the crossbar from Odsonne Edouard may not even be his finest at Selhurst Park, the scene of an extraordinary save from Glenn Murray in 2015.
Bruno Fernandes clinically struck three minutes later and until the 90th minute, De Gea's save was as matchwinning as Fernandes's goal. Only Michael Olise beat him with a precise free-kick, off the underside of the crossbar.
United had invited Palace onto them. Their only threatening pieces of play all evening were in response to Palace almost scoring and scoring at the end of each half. After Olise's magnificent equaliser, Casemiro had a presentable chance to snatch a winner inside the six-yard box. United's winning streak ended on nine.
