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Zaha double lifts Palace over Manchester United

Crystal Palace's English midfielder Andros Townsend celebrates scoring the opening goal during their English Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on September 19, 2020.


Photo credit: Martin Rickett | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Zaha scored twice for Palace.
  • Donny Van de Beek's debut goal either side of Zaha's double after Andros Townsend opened the scoring was little consolation for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men, who lost their first league game of the campaign for the first time in six years.

Manchester

Manchester United's Premier League season got off to a dreadful start as Wilfried Zaha scored twice against his former club to hand Crystal Palace a 3-1 win at Old Trafford.

Donny Van de Beek's debut goal either side of Zaha's double after Andros Townsend opened the scoring was little consolation for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men, who lost their first league game of the campaign for the first time in six years.

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