Henderson denies Manchester United victory but Crystal Palace remain winless | Premier League

Erik ten Hag never does things the easy way. Manchester United The manager had praised Marcus Rashford's improved attitude but left him on the bench and then watched his replacement, Alejandro Garnacho, fail to find a way past the outstanding Dean Henderson, who was inspired against his former club.

When Rashford came on in the second half, a team strangely out of tune… Crystal Palace He had finally woken up and United needed a brilliant double save from André Onana to avoid a second successive defeat here against Oliver Glasner's side.

At least this was a much better display than the 4-0 debacle in May that was one of the low points of last season under Ten Hag, with United's defence holding firm under late pressure.

Having praised Rashford for the three goals he has scored in his last two appearances, it was surprising to see Garnacho chosen as United's only change since the win over Southampton last Saturday. Ten Hag said the England striker's absence was “not a difficult decision because we have to rotate” as they also welcomed Mason Mount and Rasmus Højlund to a strong substitutes bench that features nine internationals.

It was a stark contrast to United's last visit to these parts 138 days ago, when they had two goalkeepers and four players who had never played for the senior team.

Much has changed at Palace since that Michael Olise-inspired win, with the French striker shining for his new side Bayern Munich in a 5-0 win over Wolfsburg on Saturday. Glasner brought on new signing Daichi Kamada in midfield to replace the injured Cheick Doucouré, while Eddie Nketiah was tasked with replacing Olise after he opened his account for Palace against QPR in the EFL Cup.

United looked determined to pick up where they left off in their 7-0 thrashing of Barnsley in midweek and would have been ahead within the first 15 minutes but for Henderson. The Palace goalkeeper, who spent eight years at Old Trafford, first saved Garnacho's goal after Joshua Zirkee had played him in cleverly, then saved Matthijs de Ligt's header and Lisandro Martinez's near-post effort in the space of 60 seconds as the Palace defence was asleep.

The hosts struggled to find their rhythm as Kobbie Mainoo and Christian Eriksen held the upper hand in midfield and Glasner let his frustrations show on the touchline.

They somehow escaped when Maxence Lacroix committed a ball-watching offence and allowed Diogo Dalot to slip through to Garnacho. His shot crashed off the bar and fell to Bruno Fernandes, but the United captain's volley bounced back and hit virtually the same spot.

Zirkzee then had the bad luck to see how a small touch from Fernandes deflected a cross from Garnacho off the far post with the goal open.

Palace had their first attempt on goal two minutes before the break, but Eberechi Eze could only shoot straight at Onana.

Glasner opted to replace Jean-Philippe Mateta and Adam Wharton, who was on painkillers to deal with a groin injury, for the second half and Palace immediately looked more threatening. De Ligt had to come on to stop Eze after a brilliant pirouette followed a smart one-two with Nketiah.

A flowing United move started by Mainoo ended with Fernandes' shot going wide with the outside of his boot. Everything looked set up for Rashford when he came on for Zirkzee just after the hour mark, but it was Garnacho who was next to test Henderson after being passed to him by Dalot.

United had their goalkeeper to thank when Onana recovered brilliantly after saving Nketiah's shot to stop Ismaïla Sarr's close-range effort when it looked easier for the substitute to score.

The Senegalese striker could hardly believe his luck, but it was his perception that set the stage for Eze minutes later, but his shot just missed Onana's post.

Højlund played the final 15 minutes following his return from a hamstring injury, though neither side looked capable of finding the goal as Palace continue their search for their first win of the new campaign.