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The Eagles beat Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side 3-1 at Old Trafford, with Wilfred Zaha (brace) and Andros Townsend getting the goals, whole debutant Donny van de Beek got Man United’s consolation goal.
There was, however, a moment of controversy before Crystal Palace’s second goal – a penalty converted by Zaha.
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Ayew elected to take the penalty and saw his effort saved by De Gea, but a retake was ordered after VAR review showed the Spanish goalkeeper stepped off his line.
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Instead of striker retaking the penalty, Zaha assumed the responsibility this time and expertly scored to give Crystal Palace a two-goal cushion.
In a Twitter post, Ayew expressed his disappointment at missing the panlty but said he was happy with the win.
“A great result & performance yesterday. Still disappointed about the pen but main thing was the result! Time to focus on Saturday!” the Ghanaian tweeted.