Key occasions
Erik ten Hag’s different shock is available in midfield. Manuel Ugarte, who began within the Carabao, has to attend for his first league begin as Christian Eriksen retains his place. Eriksen was at his gleaming finest on Tuesday because the No 10, however when beginning within the pivot with Kobbie Mainoo, he has fairly a shaky file – received 3, drawn 2, misplaced 2. And a kind of losses was at Selhurst Park in Might.
Groups in full
Crystal Palace (possible 3-4-1-2) Henderson; Richards, Guéhi, Lacroix; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Eze; Nketiah, Mateta.
Subs: Turner, Ward, Clyne, Hughes, Schlupp, Lerma, Agbinone, Sarr, Umeh-Chibueze.
Manchester United (possible 4-2-3-1) Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Mainoo, Eriksen; Amad, Fernandes, Garnacho; Zirkzee.
Subs: Bayindir, Maguire, Evans, Ugarte, Casemiro, Mount, Antony, Hojlund, Rashford.
Referee David Coote.
Groups briefly: Wharton again for Palace
No surprises from Oliver Glasner as Adam Wharton, so spectacular in Palace’s late cost final season, returns to the pivot after getting an evening off towards QPR. Eddie Nketiah, who as soon as overcame United virtually singlehandedly for Arsenal, begins up entrance subsequent to Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Groups briefly: Rashford benched!
Nicely this can be a shock. Marcus Rashford, who has three targets in his final sport and a half, is dropped to the bench. Amad returns on the appropriate, Alejandro Garnacho retains his place on the left after being concerned in 4 of the seven targets towards Barnsley, and Joshua Zirkzee is again because the No.9-and-a-half. Possibly Rashford has a niggle, or possibly this is the reason Erik ten Hag was speaking about him needing to be resilient.
In higher information for United followers, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund are each match sufficient to be among the many subs. All of it provides as much as a heavyweight bench.
Preamble
Afternoon everybody and welcome to an intriguing rematch. 5 months in the past Manchester United went to Selhurst Park and misplaced 4-0. It was their lowest ebb of final season, which was saying one thing. For Oliver Glasner’s Palace, it was a part of a golden finish to 2023-24 – six wins of their final seven video games, together with one at Anfield.
Groups that end one season strongly are supposed to begin the subsequent properly too, however Palace have proved an exception to the rule. Michael Olise has moved to Munich and appears to have taken their attacking aptitude with him (he scored twice at the moment). His previous mates have received none of their first 4 league video games and within the desk this morning they had been degree with two of the promoted golf equipment, Leicester and Ipswich. However Palace are often laborious to beat at residence and all of the extra so within the night, when the house followers make their presence felt.
United rebounded properly from that embarrassment in Might, beating Newcastle and Brighton, then someway stealing the FA Cup from Man Metropolis. However this season they’ve been as patchy as ever – overwhelmed at Brighton, humbled at residence by Liverpool, unconvincing at Southampton till André Onana saved a penalty. Since that Sliding Doorways second, they’ve scored ten targets and conceded none, with Marcus Rashford scoring three and all of a sudden resembling his previous self, and the followers daring to hope that Erik ten Hag’s under-performers have lastly turned a nook. This night will inform.