What Andre Onana had to tell Hannibal Mejbri in tunnel and more Man United moments missed vs Palace

Manchester United progressed into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a commanding 3-0 win at home to Crystal Palace on Tuesday evening.

Goals from Alejandro Garnacho, Casemiro and Anthony Martial wrapped up a comfortable night for Erik ten Hag's side at Old Trafford. The Dutchman made several changes for the midweek clash and saw arguably his side's best performance of the season.

United dominated from start to finish against a Palace side who offered very little going forward, with Roy Hodgson opting to rest the majority of his first-team players. Sofyan Amrabat was excellent in his first start for the Reds, while Mason Mount enjoyed a promising 45 minutes upon his return from injury.

RATINGS: Mount and Casemiro good vs Palace

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Here are some moments you might have missed from Tuesday's victory.

Last-minute tactical tweaks

If the many recent fly-on-the-wall football documentaries have shown us anything it's that managers like to keep things simple in the minutes before kick-off. Teams have usually spent the entire week concentrating on in-depth tactical work, deciding to keep instructions basic on the day.

And so it was fairly unusual to see Ten Hag and Diogo Dalot in what looked to be an in-depth tactical discussion as the teams lined up to kick things off. The Portuguese full-back instantly took up a role in central midfield, potentially hinting at what the pair discussed.

Perhaps Palace lined up in a different formation than what was expected, forcing Ten Hag to act early, with Dalot often moving into unorthodox areas for a full-back.

Amrabat concern

Amrabat's first start for United came at left-back, which surprised many fans in