Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount scored United’s goals following free-kicks in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.

Ruben Amorim joked Manchester United were “stealing” set-piece routines after a second-half turnaround at Crystal Palace got them back on track in the Premier League.

Amorim’s critics quickly returned after United slipped to an abject loss at home to 10-man Everton on Monday to end an encouraging five-match unbeaten run.

When Jean-Philippe Mateta broke the deadlock for Palace in the 36th-minute with a retaken penalty, Amorim’s tenure was set for another setback, but the inconsistent Joshua Zirkzee levelled nine minutes into second half after he collected Bruno Fernandes’ free kick.

United captain Fernandes then teed up Mason Mount to curl home the winner after 63 minutes from a q

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