Manchester United really dominated the first half with many goal opportunities, but none of them were scored. The first half ended goalless, while throughout the second half the score was still the same. Crystal Palace started to improve in the second half and they tended to be able to develop their game and try to press, it worked with several opportunities that could not be converted into goals.
Their dominance in the game is still on because they have everything in their control. They have good chances to have scored but couldn’t convert any of them because of how well organized Crystal Palace defenders are. I don’t know why Ten Hag couldn’t rely on Rasmus Hojlund, he could have started the second half with him because he is a good striker that would have change things easily for Manchester United, but they couldn’t score in the match and it has ended in a draw.
Crystal Palace defeated Manchester United both home and away last season, and this season again, they were able to hold their home advantage to get a point from Manchester United. What can we call this Manchester United’s performance now; should I refer it as inconsistent performance? Because they played well in the Europa League, and their last Premier League match against Southampton ended well, but they couldn’t win today. Can they compete for the Premier League title with such performance? I think No.
Rasmus Hojlund and Manuel Ugarte were introduced to boost the chances of victory, but the scoreline was still goalless at the 85th minute. The game could have ended goalless as Crystal Palace improved in the second half, but Manchester United still had a chance to steal a point if they could really make the most of the remaining time. Marcus Rashford has also come in, but there hasn't been much change.
They could have make impact in the game if they were brought in early maybe the same time with Rashford, but this late impact wasn’t enough for the team to get the wining goal and Crystal Palace get the draw they wanted.
Ten Hag need to have a perfect first eleven, switching players every match will not help him.