After drubbing Barnsley by a margin of 7-0 earlier this week, Manchester United return to Premier League action when they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this weekend.
Manchester United will aim to make it three wins in a row across all competitions and add some positive momentum to their campaign. Erik Ten Hag has been criticised for leading his team through a slow start and the tactical changes after last season's underwhelming performances are yet to be noticed.
While they lost 3-0 to Liverpool this month, The Red Devils have turned the tide and registered victories against Southampton and Barnsley. Marcus Rashford, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen returned on the scoresheet as they progressed to the next round of the Carabao Cup.
Man United have won only twice out of the last 16 meetings with London clubs ahead of this fixture but they will hope to prevail at Selhurst Park.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace arrive into this match on the back of a 2-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the Carabao Cup. Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Eberechi Eze helped The Eagles coast through but they are yet to register a single win in the Premier League.
Draws against Leicester City and Chelsea brought them two points while they produced forgettable performances versus Brentford and West Ham. Oliver Glasner made a huge turnaround of Palace's form last season as they not only avoided relegation drama but finished in the top ten at the end of the campaign.
Results from their last five matches across all competitions
Crystal Palace:
W D D W L
Manchester United:
W W L L W
Team News
Crystal Palace are set to be without the services of Chadi Riad, Matheus Franca and Trevoh Chalobah for this match due to injuries.
New signing Maxence Lacroix will join Marc Guehi and Nathaniel Clyne in the back three.
As for Manchester United, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro and Tyrell Malacia are out with injuries.
Ten Hag is set to bring out a similar line-up from the Southampton game after rotating his squad heavily over mid-week.
Predicted XIs
Crystal Palace (3-4-1-2): Henderson; Clyne, Guehi, Lacroix; Munoz, Wharton, Doucoure, Mitchell; Eze; Nketiah, Mateta.
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Ugarte, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Zirkzee.
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