Two goals from corner kicks saw Stoke and United share the points in the first Premier League game of the New Year.
Radamel Falcao's first half equaliser cancelled out Shawcross's opener to salvage a point from the Red Devils' visit to Stoke City's Britannia Stadium. Former Barcelona man Bojan missed the game through injury.
The home side came out fighting intent on taking all three points, but with De Gea beaten, Crouch's header, also from a corner kick, hit the upright to save United's blushes.
Stoke and United did not disappoint in an entertaining end-to-end game which was decided with two goals from corner kicks.
Stoke started the strongest and 'Potters' captain, Ryan Shawcross found the net just two minutes into the game when the United defence failed to mark him correctly.
Phil Jones failed to pick Shawcross up during a corner kick and the Potters' defender, alone in the six-yard box, simply tapped the ball home to the shock of United's defence.
In the 26th minute, Mame Biram Diouf missed a good chance to extend the home side's lead, only for United to break in an isolated attack which led to Falcao's equaliser, also from a corner.
There was controversy in the 63rd minute when Peter Crouch's header from inside the area hit Chris Smalling's hand; a clear-cut penalty which the referee chose not to give.
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