Benjamin Sesko stretched his hot streak with the winning goal as Manchester

Manchester United moved up to third in the Premier League table after a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Palace made the brighter start and stunned the home crowd when Maxence Lacroix rose above Leny Yoro to head home from Brennan Johnson’s corner in the opening stages.

United, however, responded strongly to maintain their unbeaten run under manager Michael Carrick, collecting 19 points from a possible 21 since his appointment.

The turning point came just before the hour mark when Lacroix was shown a red card for pulling back Matheus Cunha inside the box. Bruno Fernandes stepped up and calmly converted the penalty past former United goalkeeper Dean Henderson to level the score.

Fernandes then turned provider, delivering a pinpoint cross that was emphatically headed home by Benjamin Sesko for the winner.

The Slovenian striker has now scored seven goals in his last eight appearances, silencing early-season critics following his £74 million move to England.

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