It's a nice sentiment but I think it entirely comes down to the fact that after that loss, ten Hag finally changed the midfield setup.
Against Palace, that was the last time we played the suicidal, one man alone on an island midfield. The next game against Arsenal, we dropped Eriksen for Amrabat to play alongside Mainoo which finally gave us a midfield and, although we lost, you saw how much better we looked as a result of that. So much so, we won every game after, and they were against tough opponents in City, Brighton and Newcastle. On top of that, ten Hag finally gave Amad a run in the team which brought a fresh dimension to our play.