5 times Manchester United pulled off a miraculous comeback

#4 Crystal Palace 2-3 Manchester United – May 5th 2018

United’s win over Newcastle this weekend was an amazing comeback for Jose Mourinho’s side, but it wasn’t the first time the Red Devils have pulled off a miracle during the reign of ‘The Special One’.

United were chasing the second place in the Premier League last May as it looked impossible for anyone to overhaul league leaders Manchester City, but when they went 2-0 down to strugglers Crystal Palace, it looked like they’d give either Liverpool or Tottenham a chance to leapfrog them.

Instead, some of the old ‘Fergie Time’ spirit kicked in during the second half. Just 7 minutes after Patrick van Aanholt had put Palace into a 2-0 lead, Chris Smalling popped up with a header to pull one back for United. With that, it appeared that the momentum of the game had truly shifted.

Sure enough, on 76 minutes a shot from Alexis Sanchez was deflected onto the crossbar, and the ball found its way to Romelu Lukaku, who hit a shot through five Palace players and into the net.

A point would’ve been useful enough, but Mourinho’s men weren’t done, and incredibly, with 91 minutes on the clock, a deflected shot from Paul Pogba bounced out to Nemanja Matic some 25 yards out, and he hit a dipping left-foot half-volley that flew into the net.

Post-match Mourinho stated that “I always believe we can win. I will be like that until my last day” – a quote reminiscent of Ferguson himself, and this win was worthy of the great man himself.