Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has defended the form of Angel di Maria.
Di Maria was again quiet for their win over Crystal Palace.
Van Gaal said: "For [Di Maria] it was difficult because the space was very small. That was difficult for every player, but especially if you are a player who likes to dribble with the ball. You have to dribble through a lot of players so it was more of a passing game. We did that in the first half very well but didn't score. Then in the second half we did score.
"They were defending and not attacking, but they have very quick strikers and you have to always pay attention to that. You have always one moment and that moment came in the first half and it could have been a goal for Palace with the lob over De Gea. OK, we were lucky that time, but I think we deserved to win."
