Man Utd vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Ten Hag’s side take on Eagles in tasty Premier League clash – team news, latest updates
MANCHESTER UNITED take on Crystal Palace for the second time in five days as the Red Devils look to kick on in the Premier League.
Palace were beaten 3-0 by United in midweek in the Carabao Cup, but Roy Hodgson’s side will be out for a much better result today.
- Start time: 3pm BST
- TV/Live stream: Not televised in UK
- Man Utd XI: To follow
- Palace XI: To follow
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What is their form like?
United went on a shocking run of form earlier this month, losing three games in a row.
But they ended the rot with a 1-0 win at Burnley last Saturday.
United made it two wins on the trot with their Carabao victory over the Eagles.
And with games against Galatasaray, Brentford, Sheffield United and Copenhagen on the horizon, Ten Hag will be keen to get a strong run of form going.
As for Palace, they are without a win in their last three games – with two of those matches ending in defeat.
The Eagles have only managed one goal in that time too while shipping six.
And Hodgson knows keeping a clean sheet at Old Trafford will go a long way towards getting a result on Saturday.
What is the team news?
Man United look like they have options now with the return of Mason Mount from injury.
Sofyan Amrabat is also match-fit and will be hoping for a go in midfield.
The game may come too soon for Lisandro Martinez.
But Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen should be available again after battling illness.
As for Palace, there will be no second start against his former side for new goalie Dean Henderson.
The stopper went off injured on Tuesday, with Sam Johnstone certain to start this weekend.
Palace are still without fellow new arrivals Matheus Franca and Jefferson Lerma.
While Michael Olise continues to recover from his long-term injury.
Who are the star men?
Marcus Rashford is yet to rediscover his form from last season.
But the attacker remains United’s most dangerous player and will have a big say if he’s in the mood.
As for Palace, they will look to Eberechi Eze for inspiration on Saturday.
The playmaker is high in confidence after his England call-up and will look to pull the strings as a No10.
What have the managers said?
Erik ten Hag: “I think we played quite well and dominated the game. So that was what we were looking for.
“But I also said disappointment and frustration [from the losses]. But the mood is then dropping. The spirit was always good, togetherness was always there and is there. And you could also see that today.
“And we make a step forward in Burnley, how we defend, how we do that, and togetherness today on the ball and we make another step. So still a lot to come, but we are making [progress] and we are moving forward.
“The mood with us is always good, but of course, when you are not winning, at United, there is disappointment, there is frustration, but the togetherness is always there with us.
“We know that we are not now in the position where we want to be, yeah. So we have to build up, we have to catch up.
“Then you have to go from game to game, working on the process and working on the results. We don’t think too far ahead, the next game is the most important, always.”
Roy Hodgson: “I thought they attacked better than we did, they defended the few attacks we were able to mount quite comfortably and as a result unfortunately when that happens you tend to be looking at one possible result and that’s the result that came up with.
“I thought the only part of game that was quite good was that we weren’t making it too easy for them to play through us, which of course is something which you have to do.
“There aren’t many teams in Premier League where you can come away from home and, if you allow them to play through, you’re going to come away with a good result.
“The way the game panned out, United had almost complete control for so many long spells of game, and until those two chances in the second-half I don’t think we worried them nearly enough.
“The fact is, we set out our stall as we thought in the right way to confront this game. We are going to have to set out our stall in a very similar way to confront the next game.
“We don’t have a lot of changes we can possibly make. We are facing a similar scenario, potentially, that we faced tonight. We don’t have a number of people available that can make such a vast difference to our own team.”
SunSport’s prediction
Man United were too strong for Palace in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie.
And we think there’s another win coming for the Red Devils.
Ten Hag is slowly gaining players back from injury, giving him plenty of options to choose from.
And it should prove too much for Palace to handle over 90 minutes.
Score: Man Utd 2 Crystal Palace 1
When is Man Utd vs Crystal Palace?
- Manchester United’s clash with Crystal Palace will take place this weekend on Saturday, September 30.
- The game will kick off at 3pm BST.
- United vs Palace will be held at Old Trafford.
Is Man Utd vs Crystal Palace on TV?
- Unfortunately, United’s match against Palace will not be shown on TV in the UK because of the 3pm blackout rule.
- You can, however, keep up to date with the game at SunSport’s live blog.
Odds
- Man Utd – 1/2
- Draw – 16/5
- Palace – 9/2
*Odds courtesy of Paddy Power and correct at time of publication.