Erik ten Hag has had to make some difficult calls as Manchester United manager, but on the day he dropped Marcus Rashford he needed the kind of win that suggested this is a coach who knows exactly what he is doing.

Jamie Redknapp has questioned whether an incident away from football has contributed to Marcus Rashford being dropped for the Premier League clash away to Crystal Palace

Are these the games Manchester United need to be winning? Having dominated for long spells they just could not find a goal at Selhurst Park and it took a stunning save from Andre Onana to ensure the point.