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29 PATRICK Van Aanholt struck in stop- page time to give Crystal Palace their first league win at Old Trafford since 1989 as they beat Manchester United 2-1. Moments after Daniel James struck an 88th minute equaliser for a frustrated United side, Van Aanholt gobbled up a loose ball inside the area and powered it past David De Gea. Jordan Ayew had capitalised on a de- fensive mistake to put Palace 1-0 up in the 32nd minute and United were then left to rue a second costly penalty miss of the week as Marcus Rashford can- noned a shot off the inside of the post. It was harsh on United, who enjoyed more than 70 per cent of possession and had 22 shots at Vicente Guaita's goal, but Palace will not care as they collected their first win of the season. Palace were offering little, defending deep with Wilfried Zaha a peripheral figure on the right, but in the blink of an eye the game changed just after the half-hour mark. A long kick from Guaita drew out Victor Lindelof but Jeremy Schlupp beat him to the header, leaving Ayew all alone in front of goal to slide home Palace's first league goal at Old Trafford since 2004. United started the second half well, building pressure again but unable to carve out clear openings. They wanted a penalty in the 54th minute when Martial hit the deck while trying to turn around Kelly, but neither Paul Tierney nor VAR were interested in their protests. United had the clear chance they needed with a little over 20 minutes to go when McTominay was fouled inside the box by Luka Milivojevic. After Pogba's costly penalty miss on Monday night Rashford stepped up, only to see his 100 per cent record from the spot in the professional game end when his powerful drive cannoned off the left post and across the face of goal. Rashford wanted another penalty with a little under 10 minutes to go as he tumbled under the attentions of Kelly, but Tierney waved it away and VAR agreed with his decision that the striker was already off-balance. United thought they had a point in the 88th minute when James calmly col- lected a looping cross and took a touch before picking out the top corner. But Palace had other ideas and when Zaha ran into traffic, the ball fell for Van Aanholt to hit a powerful shot which went through De Gea. maltatoday | SUNDAY • 25 AUGUST 2019 SPORTS FOOTBALL Crystal Palace shock Man Utd with late Van Aanholt winner TAMMY Abraham's goals against Nor- wich will "do wonders for his confidence" and the striker will get "better and better", says Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. Abraham repaid Lampard's faith in youth as his two goals - his first for the club - helped the Blues to their first win of the season at Carrow Road, with Mason Mount also on the scoresheet. In a frantic first half, Norwich twice equalised through Todd Cantwell and Teemu Pukki, who scored his fifth goal of the season, but the Canaries struggled against a dominant Chelsea side after the break. Chelsea's starting line-up had an average age of 24 years and 208 days - their young- est in the Premier League since February 1994. "I spoke to Tammy before the game to- day and I said to him that I felt today was the day," said Lampard. "A bit of kidology really because who knows before the game, but I do trust in him and as a young striker you need that support. I did feel something for him today and it will do wonders for his confidence." Abraham was the target of racist abuse on social media after the Chelsea's Super Cup defeat by Liverpool in Istanbul earlier this month. "He has had a tough little period for the reasons we all know and strikers get judged purely on goals at times which is some- times slightly unfair, but when you ask about character and enthusiasm to play for this club then he is right up there," added Lampard. "You see it every day and he can get better and better so I am really pleased for him. "I supported Tammy over the online abuse. I did it out loud and I did it behind the scenes. I supported him on that as much as I can. "In terms of playing, hopefully he will see my belief in him from the fact he is playing and hopefully from the fact I want to do extra shooting with him daily, every type of finishing and the first one today was top drawer. That comes from work on the training ground." Abraham scores twice as Chelsea earn first league win under Lampard