FERGIE TIME team a first win at Old Trafford since ’89

the second player to score a 90th-minute winner v Man Utd in the Premier League (after Thierry Henry for Arsenal in 2007), and the first to do so at Old Trafford. ■ Palace earned their first league win over the Reds since going to lay siege to the Palace goal after rubbing out the shock opening 32nd-minute goal which came through the south London club’s first attack.

But Palace managed to wriggle free of their chains, catch Pogba in possession and gallop t owards

David De Gea’s goal.

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Wilfried Zaha seized the opportunity and when the ball fell to the Dutchman, his low effort carried too much power and squeezed past the United keeper.

So it was 1989 all over again – the last time Palace had tasted 1991 (3-0 at Selhurst Park).

■ Dan James is the seventh Manchester United player to score in both of his first success here. They rode their luck when United were awarded a penalty after Scott Mctominay had been tripped in the area. This time it was Rashford who took the spot-kick ahead of Pogba. But his effort crashed against the inside of the post and flew across the goal to safety.

Uni t e d we r e dominant in a bright and inventive opening but were stunned by Palace’s first real meaningful attack.

It was more a case of relieving the pressure than a training ground masterplan when Guaita launched a clearance deep into two PL appearances at Old Trafford and the first since Zlatan Ibrahimovic in September 2016. the United half. The Spaniard couldn’t have expected to see Jeffrey Schlupp outjump the ponderous Victor Lindelof and for the ball to fall into the path of Jordan Ayew, who steered home Palace’s first goal of the season.

J ames, Rashford and Mctominay all went close before Cahill, making his first start since his arrival from Chelsea, brought Martial crashing down on the edge of the area. Referee Tierney produced a yellow card when it could have been red, the former England player the last man in many observers’ eyes.

If United felt hard done by it was nothing compared to the rage when Martial appeared to be pulled down in the box by Martin Kelly as he shot, the effort just clearing Guaita’s bar.

Solskjaer added: “We were unlucky with these decisions. For me both were nailed on, a penalty and a red card.”

It was one of those days for United – ones that even Fergie experienced early in his tenure.