Marouane Fellaini double sinks Crystal Palace as Manchester United march on

The only good news for Roy Hodgson was that his second visit to Manchester in a week did not result in another 5-0 scoreline. It could have done, but Manchester United were not exactly going flat out here. There was simply no need. That is the bad news for stricken Crystal Palace. There is so much of it it is hard to know where to start.

Probably the third minute, by which time Manchester United had taken the lead and the visiting manager was already staring glassy-eyed into space in the manner perfected with England last summer. A sublime turn by Marcus Rashford on the left wing had sent Joel Ward so far in the wrong direction the Palace full back practically had to pay to get back in, and left free to cut in along the goal line the England forward had the time and composure to look up and find Juan Mata waiting near the penalty spot for a goal to mark his 200th Premier League appearance.

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