David de Gea thinks Crystal Palace deserved to draw with Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
United were looking to win a 10th consecutive match in all competitions at Selhurst Park and Bruno Fernandes' goal just before half-time looked to be enough to earn the three points, but Palace refused to lie down and they fought for an equaliser.
Although Ten Hag's side defended well throughout the game and De Gea produced two wonderful saves, the hosts managed to score a late, dramatic equaliser through Michael Olise's free-kick from around 25 yards in the 90th minute.
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It was a crushing blow and De Gea spoke to MUTV after the game to reflect on the points being shared in London.
"Especially since we conceded in 90 minutes, it was tough to take," De Gea told MUTV. "The second half, we didn't play well. In the first half, we did and created a lot of chances, we scored a great goal but we lost control after half-time.
"We gave the ball away a lot of times, we started making mistakes close to our box, they have chances and then they score a great goal. They deserved it and we dropped two points today. It was one of the best first halves away from home [this season].
"But this is the Premier League, when the teams are down, they put more players in front, press higher and then they create chances. We deserved it because we didn't play well in the second half. I think we could have conceded before [the goal].
"Conceding nearly at the last minute, it was very tough to take, of course, but we have to move on. We have another massive game on Sunday, so we have to recover well, prepare and be ready again."
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