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By Simon Stone at Old TraffordBBC Sport
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Crystal Palace condemned Manchester United to a miserable start to their Premier League campaign as Andros Townsend and a Wilfried Zaha double led the Eagles to successive wins at the start of a season for the first time in their history.
After Townsend squeezed a seventh-minute shot into the far corner from Jeffrey Schlupp's cross, the hosts struggled badly but the game slipped away from them thanks to Zaha's controversial 74th-minute penalty.
Referee Martin Atkinson used the VAR TV monitor to decide Victor Lindelof had handled inside his own box. But, after David de Gea thought he had saved Jordan Ayew's spot-kick, Atkinson ordered a retake because the Spain international had moved off his line. Zaha took responsibility for the second attempt and made no mistake.
On his debut, Donny van de Beek pulled one back 10 minutes from time but Zaha struck again against his former club to secure a deserved victory for Palace.
It was their biggest ever win at Old Trafford, the first time they have beaten United away from home in successive seasons and extended Palace's remarkable undefeated run in away games against the two Manchester clubs to five.
For United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, it was a horrible day. Too many of his players were off the pace, including Paul Pogba, who was replaced by Van de Beek midway through the second half.
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Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number24Player nameFosu-Mensah
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf
Squad number5Player nameMaguire
Squad number23Player nameShaw
Squad number6Player namePogba
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Squad number21Player nameJames
Squad number18Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number10Player nameRashford
Squad number9Player nameMartial
Squad number11Player nameGreenwood
Squad number25Player nameIghalo
Squad number34Player namevan de Beek
Crystal Palace
Squad number31Player nameGuaita
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
Squad number12Player nameSakho
Squad number27Player nameMitchell
Squad number10Player nameTownsend
Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
Squad number22Player nameMcCarthy
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number11Player nameZaha
Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Squad number23Player nameBatshuayi
Squad number25Player nameEze
Line-ups
Man Utd
1de Gea24Fosu-MensahBooked at 58minsSubstituted forIghaloat 81'minutes2Lindelöf5MaguireBooked at 64mins23Shaw6PogbaSubstituted forvan de Beekat 67'minutes39McTominay21JamesSubstituted forGreenwoodat 45'minutes18Bruno Fernandes10Rashford9MartialSubstitutes
3Bailly11Greenwood17Fred25Ighalo26Henderson29Wan-Bissaka34van de BeekCrystal Palace
31Guaita2WardBooked at 55mins8Kouyaté12Sakho27Mitchell10Townsend18McArthur22McCarthySubstituted forMilivojevicat 88'minutes15SchluppSubstituted forEzeat 75'minutes9J AyewSubstituted forBatshuayiat 81'minutes11ZahaSubstitutes
4Milivojevic7Meyer13Hennessey23Batshuayi25Eze34Kelly45InnissLive Text
Match ends, Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 3.
90'+7'
Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 3.
90'+7'
Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
90'+6'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James McArthur.
90'+5'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
90'+5'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Luka Milivojevic.
90'+4'
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
90'+1'
Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
90'+1'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
90'
Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
88'
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
88'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces James McCarthy.
85'
Goal! Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 3. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
82'
Offside, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
81'
Substitution, Manchester United. Odion Ighalo replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
81'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michy Batshuayi replaces Jordan Ayew.
80'
Goal! Manchester United 1, Crystal Palace 2. Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
80'
Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
