David Pleat
BBC Radio 5 live

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Juan Mata floats a ball from midfield over the top to Anthony Martial, which the Palace defence nod behind for a corner. That's what happens when the teenager gets a chance to threaten the middle of the pitch. He is also nearly on the end of the set-piece before it is cleared. 

After that period of United dominance, Palace are starting to knock it about again. 

Not yet it's not. Lovely play from Yohan Cabaye, who chests it down and loops the ball towards Dwight Gayle, but his effort is fairly tame as it bounces up off the pitch. 

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Palace winger Wilfried Zaha gets on his bike against Matteo Darmian and wins a free-kick deep on the Palace left near the United byline. But the visitors clear Yohan Cabaye's poorly struck set-piece. 

United's Ander Herrera is starting to pull the strings behind Wayne Rooney now. The Spaniard is a very clever player on the ball and it makes an interesting battle between him and Yohan Cabaye. 

David Pleat was right about Palace needing to take advantage when they were on top early on. United are starting to boss it, which you can tell from the respective volume from each set of fans. United's in voice, the Palace fans have gone very quiet. 

David Pleat
BBC Radio 5 live

Good chance for Wayne Rooney. Anthony Martial threads a superb pass through to him, but he cannot quite catch it and Wayne Hennessey nips in. Poor control from Rooney in the end.

So this is what the story is now after 30 minutes. 

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This is what it was after 20 minutes. United gathering momentum.

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David Pleat
BBC Radio 5 live

Idongesit: Someone tell Wayne Rooney it's Halloween not Xmas. Giving the ball away easily. 

Adam: Another anonymous performance from Rooney coming up and the potent Martial stuck out on left wing, football lunacy from Van Gaal.  

The free-kick is wide on the left, Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney try to work a short routine, but Palace are wise to it and clear. 

The visitors starting to find their rhythm now, they have weathered the early storm. One featuer you keep noticing about their play is to switch it quickly to Anthony Martial, and this time the French teenager wins a free-kick after being tripped by Martin Kelly, who goes into the book. 

It's a good strike from Wayne Rooney and curling into the far corner but Wayne Hennessey saves well to his right. 

That all leads to Juan Mata winning a free-kick in the middle of the pitch after being fouled by Scott Dann. 25 yards out. Wayne Rooney over it. 

United holding onto the ball well, with Wayne Rooney finding Ander Herrera deep on the right but his first-time cross is cleared by the Palace but no-one was there to get on the end of it. 

More patient passing from United, which takes the sting out of the game a bit. You can see where They are trying to get to but Palace are surrounding Anthony Martial quickly. 

David Pleat
BBC Radio 5 live