Mason Mount has said that the free-kick routine which helped Manchester United beat Crystal Palace was devised on the spot.

The midfielder scored United's second goal to earn Ruben Amorim's team a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

After Joshua Zirkzee 's equaliser, which also come from a set-piece, Mount said his goal came from a split second decision from captain Bruno Fernandes , who opted against shooting himself to lay the ball off instead.

"I said to him 'I will roll it for you' and he said 'no, you stay there'," Mount said.

"Then I said, 'you shoot' because the sun was difficult today and it was causing a bit of a problem. First-half for us with long balls. I thought it would be difficult for Deano [ Dean Henderson ] to see the ball in goal.

"But he said 'stay there

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