The Reds recovered from conceding a fourth-minute opener to Maxence Lacroix, as we needed a spark of creativity in the second half to unlock a stubborn Eagles defence. 

Michael Carrick's side found it from the ever-consistent Bruno Fernandes, whose clever through ball sent Matheus Cunha on goal, with Lacroix sent off after a combination of referee Chris Kavanagh and VAR deemed his foul to be in the box, and also the denial of a goalscoring opportunity without any intent to play the ball. 

Fernandes stepped up to coolly dispatch the penalty against former United man Dean Henderson, despite the England international’s notorious ability for stopping them.

And the Portugal midfielder, who is already streets ahead in the assist charts in this year’s Premier League, added another classy one to his tally when curling in an inch-perfect cross for the in-form Benjamin Sesko to score.

As ever, the 31-year-old’s performance was full of industry and creativity, as he helped to break down dangerous counters from the away side, while also pushing the Reds on for more goals.

Only a series of impressive saves from Henderson kept the scoreline at 2-1, with Fernandes also sending a shot narrowly wide, with the away keeper staying strong when facing fierce efforts from Casemiro and Amad.

As a result, Fernandes enjoyed a dominant figure of 67 per cent of United fans naming him as their Man of the Match, while Sesko’s powerful performance saw him receive 20 per cent.

Casemiro, who produced another cultured midfield display, was in third place with three per cent.

Our captain now has seven goals and 13 assists to his name in the Premier League this season, as he looks to overtake the assist record of 20 for a single campaign, which is jointly held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.

The midfield man will no doubt be crucial for Carrick's men once again, when we head north to face Newcastle United on Wednesday night.

Thank you to everybody that voted and congratulations to Bruno!