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LONDON: Crystal Palace’s Australian Mile Jedinak (right) vies with Manchester United’s midfielder Antonio Valencia (left) during the English football match. — AFP Rooney, Van Persie seal United win

Persie’s first half penalty and Rooney’s But in the final minute, following a allowing Dwight Gayle to ghost goal- Van Persie had also given United being saved by Speroni and Fellaini late free-kick ended the champions’ dreadful pass from Mile Jedinak, the side of him only for the visitor to steer supporters - including the watching following up with a 25-yard shot Man United 2 run of two matches without a win. pair again collided as Young collected a shot narrowly wide. Ferguson - a brief glimmer of hope which the keeper did well to block. Moyes also gave a second half the errant ball and sprinted into the The goal would have been no with an audacious back heel, from The pair certainly added some much- debut to Marouane Fellaini, the £27.5 area where he was brought down by more than Ian Holloway’s side ’s 35th minute cross, which needed urgency and direction to million deadline day signing from Dikgacoi. deserved for a patient first half in flew into the side-netting. United’s attacking play but van Persie Crystal Palace 0 Everton, and the Belgian midfielder Palace players appealed that the which they had weathered practically After the restart, Moyes brought and Rooney remained below their made a solid start to life at his new challenge was fair - and also outside everything United had thrown at on Fellaini as a 63rd minute substi- usually lofty standards, with the for- club. the area - but referee Jon Moss dis- them. tute, the Belgian being afforded a rap- mer shooting well over from a promis- It was van Persie who settled agreed, awarding the spot kick and The only time the champions turous welcome from United support- ing position and the latter finding the MANCHESTER: and United’s nerves following an edgy first sending off Dikgacoi for the infringe- looked like scoring was from a superb ers, many of whom were wearing ball stuck between his feet, and failing sealed a 2-0 win over half by scoring from the penalty spot ment. move which ended with Rooney pick- comedy wigs in honour of his vibrant to get in a shot, from just six yards. 10-man Crystal Palace as in the 45th minute, although the Van Persie compounded Palace ing out van Persie who controlled the haircut. Finally, after Adlene Guedioura was recorded his first home victory as award and goal were not without con- agony when he coolly converted the ball on his chest before volleying, It was also little surprise when penalised for a foul on Januzaj nine Manchester United manager in front troversy. kick, low to the right of goalkeeper first-time, against the crossbar. Moyes also replaced the inconsistent minutes from time, Rooney was given of his predecessor yes- England winger had Julian Speroni. United had otherwise been limited Young with promising youngster another chance to cap his return with terday. been cautioned midway through the Just moments earlier Palace might to long-range shots with Michael Adnan Januzaj. a goal and he did just that with a United again failed to hit the form period for diving under a challenge have taken the lead as United’s nerves Carrick testing Speroni with one, early The two replacements combined superb, right-footed 20-yard free-kick that carried them to the Premier from Kagisho Dikgacoi as he surged began to show, mis- 25-yard effort which the keeper par- as United almost added a second goal which sailed over the wall and past League title last season, but van into the area. judging an Adrian Mariappa pass and ried acrobatically. after 67 minutes with a Januzaj shot Speroni. — AFP Everton send Mourinho Eriksen helps Spurs crashing to first defeat cruise past Norwich

Samuel Eto’o, who joined on a one-year deal from make an impression on the game with a excel- Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, and Everton’s lent piece of skill, nutmegging Michael Turner Tottenham 2 and Robert Snodgrass before drilling a shot Everton 1 Gareth Barry, signed on a season-long from Manchester City. Eto’o was denied what looked a cer- towards goal that required John Ruddy to save. tain debut goal by Barry’s stunning last-ditch tackle in Soldado pounced on the rebound and an incident which summed up a contrasting 90 min- cheekily backheeled an effort that came off the utes for the duo. Norwich 0 post, although Spurs felt Sebastien Bassong had Chelsea 0 The Cameroon international required just five handled on the line. minutes to get his first sight of goal but his usually- Bassong, the former Spurs centre-back, was reliable predatory instincts deserted him when he in the thick of the action shortly after when rose unmarked inside the penalty area to meet LONDON: Christian Eriksen made his Mousa Dembele created a chance with a run LIVERPOOL: Chelsea spurned the chance to claim Ramires’ pinpoint delivery only to head wide. Tottenham debut and played his part in both of down the left flank. His pull-back found top spot as Steven Naismith’s first-half header earned There was further evidence of ring-rustiness on Gylfi Sigurdsson’s goals in a 2-0 victory over Soldado but his shot was hacked over the cross- Norwich at yesterday. bar by Bassong, who was later booked for a foul Everton a 1-0 victory yesterday which condemned Eto’o’s part when he almost cleared the roof with a 25- LONDON: Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Jose Mourinho to his first Premier League defeat since yard effort and his frustration continued in the 29th The Denmark international set up on the Spaniard. Hazard (right) competes with Everton’s Irish returning to England. minute. The former Barcelona and player, Sigurdsson’s opener in the first half before hav- The hosts were ahead in the 28th minute Naismith, celebrating his 27th birthday, struck on eight yards out, had the goal at his mercy when midfielder James McCarthy (left) during the ing a hand in his team-mate doubling the lead when Eriksen and Sigurdsson combined for the stroke of half-time at Goodison Park as Everton Andre Schurrle intercepted Tim Howard’s sloppy pass English Premier League football match. —AFP after the break. It meant victory in Spurs’ first Spurs’ first Premier League goal of the season gave new boss Roberto Martinez his first victory in and squared to the forward, only for Barry to come to denying Ramires before Schurrle shot woefully over game since ’s official departure for from open play. Danny Rose started the move the league since replacing David Moyes. the rescue with a challenge which swiftly endeared the crossbar from an inviting position and Branislav Real Madrid, with Eriksen earmarked as the man with a fierce cross to the edge of the area and Everton remain unbeaten and, on this evidence, him to the home fans. Ivanovic headed over. to give them creativity in the absence of the Soldado did well to chest into Eriksen’s path. look capable of continuing the progress they made It was poor from the USA goalkeeper, yet the error And Chelsea were left to rue those misses in Welsh winger. Eriksen pulled off a fine pass to set up under Moyes which persuaded Manchester United to undoubtedly stemmed from a new emphasis on play- added time when Jelavic, at the back post, nodded Eriksen slotted straight into the 4-2-3-1 sys- Sigurdsson, who swept the ball into the net make the Scot their new manager. ing out from the back from Martinez. Leon Osman’s clipped cross back into Naismith’s path tem Andre Villas-Boas has favoured since arriv- without breaking stride. Norwich gave Spurs a This was, however, a disappointing setback for The home side spurned a golden chance of their and, with Petr Cech caught in between, he powered ing at Spurs. His £11.5 million (13.7 million scare before half-time when Nathan Redmond Chelsea ahead of the start of their Champions League own four minutes later when Kevin Mirallas found home a header into the roof of the net. euros, $18.3 million) signing was the raced down the right and got a low cross in. campaign as Mourinho discovered there remains Naismith in space inside the penalty area only for the Mourinho’s team almost equalised within a central attacking midfielder and pushed for- Ricky van Wolfswinkel had evaded Jan work to be done if he is to mark his first year back at Scotland international to fire wide. minute of the restart when Schurrle got in behind the ward whenever Spurs had the ball, often find- Vertonghen with an accidental trip but his shot Stamford Bridge with another title. Next it was Chelsea’s turn to threaten, with Everton defence only to find the side netting with his ing himself as advanced as lone-striker Roberto was deflected wide by Rose, who had dashed There were contrasting debuts for Chelsea’s Howard redeeming himself for his earlier error by chipped effort. — AFP Soldado in attack.It took him just 12 minutes to back to cover. — AFP