Man Utd-Crystal Palace: team news and predicted line-ups

Farhad Hussain
30 set 2017

Manchester United will be looking to continue their excellent form against bottom of the league Crystal Palace. The Eagles have lost all six league games and are on their second manager after Frank De Boer was sacked after only four games in charge. Manchester United will be looking score as many as they can past Palace to catch up with league leaders City on goal difference.

Team news:
Jose Mourinho confirmed in his pre-match conference that Phil Jones and Michael Carrick are both unavailable for Saturday’s fixture. Mourinho also confirmed Antonio Valencia who missed the midweek win in Russia may be available. Pogba, Rojo and Ibrahimovic are all still long term absentees.

Roy Hodgson has a huge striker crisis after Christian Benteke was ruled out for at least six weeks with a knee problem. Rookie Freddie Ladapo is the only fit recognised forward Crystal Palace have. Bacary Sako may have to step into the striker’s position. Timothy Fosu- Mensah is unavailable for the trip to Old Trafford as he cannot face parent club United.

Probable starting line-ups:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Blind, Matic, Herrera, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1): Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Townsend, Loftus-Cheek, Schlupp, Sako