Man Utd duo Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire caught in furious exchange vs Crystal Palace

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Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire let their frustrations boil over in the match against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. United have dropped off in form recently, winning just two of their last seven league matches.

Those results have seen Manchester City establish an ever-increasing gap at the top of the table with United’s chances slipping away.

A return to winning ways was needed against Palace with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer making a number of changes.

But United know that Roy Hodgson’s side can prove to be a tough outfit having lost to them 3-1 earlier in the season at Old Trafford.

A fast start was needed by the visitors but they lacked any real intent in the first half to try and break down Palace’s rigid defensive unit.

Things didn’t get much better for United in the second half and players soon began fighting among themselves as they grew more frustrated at failing to find a breakthrough.

Rashford was having a quiet night with little service from those behind him and he was caught by cameras looking at captain Maguire with a exasperated look.

“What do you want me to do?” Rashford is reported to have said.

But Maguire was clearly frustrated at his fellow England international as he replied, “f***ing get back onside”.

Things didn’t improve for United in the match though as they continued to struggle in finding a way through Palace’s defence.

In fact, it was the hosts who had the best chance to win the game late on.

Luka Milivojevic found Patrick van Aanholt with a delightful through ball with the full-back through one-on-one, but Dean Henderson expertly came out quickly to close down the shot and deflect it wide.

That proved to be the last meaningful chance of the match as the game ended 0-0.

It leaves United 14 points adrift of league leaders City but they will also have one eye over their shoulders on the sides just below them.

West Ham, Chelsea, Liverpool all have one game in hand on Solskjaer’s side while Everton have two matches to play.

It doesn’t get easier for United in the coming weeks as well as they face City this weekend before hosting the Hammers a week later.

They also have the Europa League round-of-16 tie against AC Milan to get past along with the FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester.

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