Crystal Palace v Man United: Sluggish encounter ends goalless

It could have been so much worse but for a last-minute point-blank save from stand-in goalkeeper Dean Henderson extending United's unbeaten away run to 21 matches

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita makes a save during the Premier League match

Crystal Palace 0 Manchester United 0

Ole Gunnar Solskjær takes his side into Sunday's Manchester derby surely knowing he has to concede the title race to their bitter city rivals. No news there, but a second successive goalless draw has turned a potential battle for the top into an increasingly fragile place in the Premier League's top four.