Man United v Crystal Palace player ratings: Rashford 8, Casemiro 5; Guaita 7, Edouard 5

Ten Hag's side claim 2-1 Premier League win at Old Trafford after Casemiro receives a red card

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David De Gea 7 - Got down to save well and push the ball away from Schlupp. Called to action when United went down to ten, but couldn’t stop the goal. Getty

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 7 - Attacked well with Antony in front, though his final ball could have been sharper. Involved in build up to second. Handled the pressure well when Casemiro red carded. Subbed as Ten Hag reorganised to make up for the departure. AP

Raphael Varane 8 - Smooth operator. Retired from international football yesterday, beaten by Schlupp today, but that was the only time a Palace player bested him. PA

Lisandro Martinez 8 - Tidy last-ditch challenge on Edouard. Important tackles – which he made because he read forward passes well to get in the right position. Became even more important in the last ten minutes. Man of the match. PA

Luke Shaw 7 - Uneventful first half, eventful second. Quickly put the ball in for Rashford for the second. Got in the way as Palace pushed for their second. Stood strong on Olise after 81 minutes too. EPA

Fred 7 - Side-footed wide of the post on 36. Became more important after compatriot Casemiro was sent off. Roared into a 93rd minute challenge as the ten men worked hard to keep their lead. Encouraging. AP

Casemiro 5 - Applauded for his first half trickery, less so when he was sent off for a straight red card on 71 after he grabbed the neck of Hughes with both hands. Shouldn’t have been involved. With Eriksen injured, he’ll be missed. At least he’ll be rested when he comes back. Getty

Antony 6 - His bursts of pace caused Palace problems and he combined well with Wan Bissaka. Fast, but matched for pace by Guehi. His reaction to a foul changed the game. His teammates were furious after that Schlupp challenge – which Antony was also booked for. And Casemiro was then sent off. AFP

Bruno Fernandes 7 - A hop, skip and he stroked a 6th minute penalty in – he’d missed his previous two. Involved in the second goal, made more key passes than anyone else as he got around the pitch. Palace goal went over his head. Getty

Marcus Rashford 8 - Seven shots. His cross led to the penalty. A danger on the left but also made central runs. Dipped a volley just over on 30, shot over on 55, then scored the second, alert as he guided the cross by Guaita. A difficult finish. Getty

Wout Weghorst 6 - Dangerous 13th minute header almost looped in. Central striker, but he moved wide, then picked up Fred after 35. Quiet thereafter and brought off after 59. EPA

SUBS: Alejandro Garnacho (Weghorst 59') 6. Lost his footing and appealed for a foul. Ball to Shaw to set up the second. Then he was substituted himself after 86. AFP

Marcel Sabitzer (Antony 80') N/A. On for his United debut. He’ll get his chance now with all those midfield absences. PA

Harry Maguire (Garnacho 86') N/A. On at the end as United needed to defend. Getty

Victor Lindelof (Wan Bissaka 86') N/A. United had four central defenders on the pitch as the match finished. Reuters

CRYSTAL PALACE RATINGS: Vicente Guaita 7 – The Palace stopper was outfoxed for the early penalty, but a series of impressive first-half stops kept the away side in the game. Possibly could have done more to stop Marcus Rashford’s goal. EPA

Nathaniel Clyne 5 – The former Liverpool man hardly ventured forward and was generally pinned back by the impressive Rashford. A tough day at the office. AP

Chris Richards 5 – Struggled throughout, most notably for United’s second goal when the American defender failed to pick up Rashford inside the six-yard box. PA

Marc Guehi 6 – Sloppy for the most part, lacking positional discipline. Much like Richards, he was also guilty of not marking attackers tightly enough. The defender did force a good save from David de Gea late on. AFP

Tyrick Mitchell 7 – Palace’s best defender, barely putting a foot wrong in challenging circumstances. He also blunted the talented Antony for the most part. AFP

Will Hughes 5 – Gave away a needless penalty early on for handball, which was duly dispatched by Bruno Fernandes. A costly mistake. EPA

Cheick Doucoure 7 – Industrious out of possession, playing a vital role in Palace’s late push for an equaliser. Grabbed the assist for Schlupp’s late strike. Getty

Jeffrey Schlupp 7 – Very lively in the second half, whipping several threatening crosses into the United penalty box. Excellently flicked home Palace’s consolation goal to revive hopes for the visitors. Getty

Jordan Ayew 6 – A key outlet for Patrick Vieira’s side, driving forward on a handful of occasions with real intent. However, his end product – as is often the case with the winger – left much to be desired. Getty

Michael Olise 6 – Not as influential as the in-form midfielder can be, although he grew into the game after Casemiro’s second-half red card. He curled in the corner which ultimately led to Schlupp’s goal. Getty

Odsonne Edouard 5 – Generally ineffective in possession, as the forward was unable to bring his talented teammates into the game in the first half. His shooting was also erratic, to say the least. Getty

SUBS: Albert Sambi Lokonga (Hughes 72') N/A – Performed much better than the Englishman out of possession. PA

Eberechi Eze (Ayew 73') N/A – Added real energy and intent after coming on with 20 minutes to go. PA

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Schlupp 83') N/A – Helped carve out several decent openings in the final moments of the game, including a neat cut-back from wide. Wasted a good headed chance in added time; Naouirou Ahamada (Doucoure 83') N/A. AP

Marcus Rashford won a first-half penalty before scoring himself in the second half as Manchester United survived a straight red card for Casemiro to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The visitors found themselves behind early when a VAR check showed Will Hughes had handled a ball from Rashford in the box, and Bruno Fernandes sent Vincent Guaita the wrong way from the spot in the seventh minute.

Palace had their best chance just before the break when Jeffrey Schlupp struck a dipping, swerving shot from distance that David de Gea had to get down smartly to save, but other than that Palace struggled to threaten the United goal.

Rashford cut inside a curled a shot just over the bar 11 minutes into the second half, and shortly afterwards winger Antony sped into the box with the ball at his feet but he couldn't find a team mate and Palace were able to clear.

The in-form Rashford was not to be denied and he made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute with a simple finish after a move that featured some superb short passing as United looked set to cruise to victory.

However, Palace were thrown a lifeline when Casemiro was shown a straight red card for grabbing Hughes by the throat as both sides clashed following a tackle on Antony, and Schlupp pulled a goal back in the 76th minute to give them hope.

The visitors poured forward looking for an equaliser but United coach Erik ten Hag sent on Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof, who replaced fellow substitute Alejandro Garnacho to help stem the onslaught as they hung on for the win.

Manchester United climbed to third in the standings on 42 points, eight behind leaders Arsenal and three behind second-placed Manchester City, while Palace are 12th on 24 points.

In the photo gallery above, Andy Mitten has provided the player ratings for United, while Tom Fenton offers his verdict on the Palace squad. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.