Crystal Palace vs Man United player ratings: Clyne 8, Zaha 8; Fred 4, Cavani 5

United end disappointing season with another away defeat but secure Europa League qualification

CRYSTAL PALACE RATINGS: Vicente Guaita 7 – Did well to twice deny Mejbri, first when off balance, and again to tip the ball over the bar. Rewarded with a clean sheet. Reuters

Nathaniel Clyne 8 – A positive performance at both ends, he continued his excellent recent form. He helped start attacks and transition the ball forward, and made some vital interceptions, too. AP Photo

Joel Ward 7 – Despite playing out of position, he did well. He denied Mejbri a shooting chance, and came close with a header at the other end. AFP

Joachim Andersen 7 – Battled well to keep Cavani quiet in what was an intriguing and physical matchup. Excellent distribution throughout. EPA

Tyrick Mitchell 7 – Went about his business efficiently, and delivered another solid performance. A strong end to an impressive campaign. EPA

Will Hughes 6 – Played at the base of Palace’s midfield and marshalled the space in front of his defence well, while starting attacks for the home side. AP Photo

Jeffrey Schlupp 6 – Another solid outing. He came close to scoring but was denied by De Gea. Getty Images

Conor Gallagher 7 – Back to his best. He was superb putting United’s players under pressure. He also caused the opposing defence problems with his set-piece deliveries. AFP

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 5 – Impressive in his first start. Was guilty of losing the ball with Palace in a good attacking position, but overall will take confidence from his display. EPA

Wilfried Zaha 8 – Match winner Zaha could have had two. He forced De Gea into a save inside the first half-hour, but went one better with his next effort to seal the points. AP Photo

Odsonne Edouard 5 – Worked really hard to try and win the ball back, but was guilty of making some poor decisions. A bit erratic. EPA

SUBS: Cheikhou Kouyate (Rak-Sakyi, 67) 7 – Made some vital blocks to help the Eagles close the game out. Did his job well. Getty Images

Eberechi Eze (Edouard, 79) N/A – With Edouard struggling, Eze brought some fresh legs to try and inject some pace. Didn’t have a huge influence, but was an upgrade. AFP

James McArthur (Hughes, 83) N/A – With Hughes tiring, McArthur brought a level head to the middle to help see out the final seven minutes. Getty Images

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David de Gea 6 - Wasn’t at fault for the goal. One of United’s best players of a dreadful season. EPA

Diogo Dalot 4 - Up against it with Wilfried Zaha and he didn’t best the former Manchester United man. He’s had a good run in the team this season. Has he convinced? About as much as his team. Booked. EPA

Victor Lindelof 4 - He’s not had a good end to the season and opponents target him. Booked as United ended a season with the lowest points total since 1990. AP Photo

Harry Maguire 5 - A season to forget. Needs to refresh over the summer and get back to where he was a year ago before his injury. Captains a team that has lost their last six away games, scoring two and conceding 17. EPA

Alex Telles 5 - The United fans in the Arthur Wait Stand could hear him as he instructed his teammates and pushed them on. No mistakes today. So there’s a change. Getty Images

Scott McTominay 4 - Bad challenge against him saw a yellow card, but he was culpable with missing a header and misplaced passes as United didn’t dominate midfield. Strong in the air. AFP

Fred 4 - Back in the side after seven weeks out. He tries to speed play up and make United more progressive. AFP

Bruno Fernandes 4 - Yet another player who has to get back to where he was. Huffs and puffs and helped Palace for their goal. Also had four shots himself. McTominay managed two and no other United player had more than one. Booked. AFP

Anthony Elanga 5 - Had one of United’s better chances on a wretched afternoon. Had his name sung too, but Mitchell wasn’t troubled by him as United’s atrocious away form hit six straight defeats. AFP

Hannibal Mejbri 6 - Some excitement from the 3,000 travelling fans when they found out he was starting. One of United’s better players, especially early in the first half. Booked after a tussle with Zaha. EPA

Edinson Cavani 5 - He’s annoyed some of his teammates in recent months by not being available to play enough, yet when he does play he gives more effort than his teammates. Makes key passes, lobbed an effort which Guaita tipped towards his bar. Will leave after an awful season. EPA

SUBS: Juan Mata 5 - On for Mejbri after 62 minutes and the last United player on the pitch as he waved goodbye to the applauding fans. Good man, good player, he’ll be wished well as he searches to find happiness on a football field elsewhere. AFP

Shola Shoretire 5 - On for Fred after 75 minutes and a first appearance of the season for last season’s Young Player of the Year. AP Photo

Alejandro Garnacho 5 - On for Dalot after 79 minutes. Some end of season minutes for the promising youngster. Getty Images

Ralf Rangnick admitted he was relieved Manchester United qualified for next season's Europa League despite their 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Rangnick finished his troubled spell as United's interim manager by securing sixth place in the Premier League.

United did little to help themselves, losing to a goal from their former forward Wilfried Zaha while incoming boss Erik ten Hag watched from the stands at Selhurst Park.

Brighton's 3-1 win against West Ham proved crucial for United as it kept the Hammers below them in seventh place.

With United avoiding the ignominy of playing in the Europa Conference League next season, Rangnick will step down to work as a consultant at Old Trafford while also coaching Austria.

Ten Hag will start work at United shortly, having led Ajax to the Dutch title.

"Yes, I think Brighton did us the favour to turn the game around because they were losing at half-time," said Rangnick.

"They scored three times in the second half and that was the good thing about the weekend and about this fixture.

"We would have loved to take care of ourselves but in a way the game was indicative of the last couple of weeks."

Rangnick said it had been a strange experience for him since being appointed as a stop gap manager in late November when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired.

"It was a new experience for me, not necessarily coming in the middle of the season but knowing that it would be an interim role.

"Unfortunately we didn't have any pre-season and unfortunately we couldn't strengthen the squad.

"We collected enough points with an average of 2.1 until the game against Atletico but I think that defeat in the Champions League was in a way like somebody popped the balloon."

Rangnick did not hold back in his assessment of a United squad that lost focus after they exited the Champions League against Atletico Madrid in March.

"I think the big goal of some of our top players was the Champions League and after this defeat to Atletico you could literally feel it in training that we did not have the same level of energy, focus and concentration," he said.

While Ten Hag was at Palace, he did not go into the United dressing room.

Rangnick will warn his successor he must improve United's team-spirit when they speak in the coming days.

"Team spirit, yes this is also an issue. I think this team could do with more cohesion, there could be more togetherness on the pitch," he said.