Rashford Carries On Penalty Curse In United Home Loss To Palace
24th August 2019
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had sent out United's first unchanged line-up in the Premier League since December 2017, but that group produced a tame first-half performance as Palace took the lead in the 32nd minute
- Manchester United suffered fresh penalty woe as Marcus Rashford missed from the spot in their shock 2-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace
- On Monday, United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Wolves after Paul Pogba's penalty was saved by Rui Patricio when the France star insisted on taking over spot-kick duties from Rashford.
- But Rashford fared no better when he hit a post from the spot in the second half against Palace at Old Trafford, putting United on course for their first defeat of the Premier League season when Patrick van Aanholt grabbed the visitors' winner
MANCHESTER, United
Kingdom- Manchester United suffered fresh penalty woe as Marcus Rashford
missed from the spot in their shock 2-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace,
while Chelsea manager Frank Lampard secured his first win at Norwich on
Saturday.
On Monday, United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at
Wolves after Paul Pogba's penalty was saved by Rui Patricio when the France
star insisted on taking over spot-kick duties from Rashford.
But Rashford fared no better when he hit a post from the
spot in the second half against Palace at Old Trafford, putting United on
course for their first defeat of the Premier League season when Patrick van
Aanholt grabbed the visitors' winner in stoppage-time.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had sent out United's first unchanged
line-up in the Premier League since December 2017, but that group produced a
tame first-half performance as Palace took the lead in the 32nd minute.
Palace keeper Vicente Guaita thumped the ball upfield and
Jeffrey Schlupp flicked on to Jordan Ayew, who was played onside by the
slow-to-react Harry Maguire as he side-footed past David de Gea for Palace's
first goal of the season.
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When Scott McTominay was fouled, Rashford, who had scored a
penalty against Chelsea in the first game of the campaign, took the ball as
Pogba looked on, but the England striker's spot-kick cannoned back off the
woodwork.
Former Swansea midfielder Daniel James looked to have spared
Rashford's blushes when he bagged his second goal for United with a fine finish
in the 89th minute.
But a terrible blunder by United keeper De Gea proved
decisive in the third minute of stoppage-time as the Spaniard allowed van
Aanholt's shot to squeeze under him at the near post.
It was Palace's first league win over United since May 1991
and their first league victory at Old Trafford since December 1989.