Manchester United and Crystal Palace will be very well acquainted with one another by the end of the week as they gear up for the second game against each other in just five days.
Having faced off in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night at Old Trafford, the same stadium plays host to a Premier League match between the two sides on Saturday afternoon. Man Utd won the last meeting on Tuesday and will undoubtedly be the more confident side of the two when it comes to a result in the league.
Erik ten Hag is slowly getting some of his important players back from injury and there is likely to be a handful of changes from Tuesday’s side, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund expected to come back into the starting XI.
Here is the team that we think Ten Hag will choose for Man Utd’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace
GK: Andre Onana – He stayed in goal for the game against Palace despite it being in the cup, which perhaps shows that Ten Hag does not want to delay his adaptation to English football.
RB: Diogo Dalot – With Aaron Wan-Bissaka out injured, Dalot is going to be starting a lot of games at right back over the next few weeks.
CB: Raphael Varane – The Frenchman came off the bench against Burnley and then started against Palace so it seems he is fully recovered from his injury.
CB: Victor Lindelof – As the only Man Utd defender who seems able to stay fit, Lindelof should be given the nod over Harry Maguire for this league game – even if the latter did have a good game in the cup.
LB: Sergio Reguilon – This may not happen as Reguilon is racing to recover from an injury, but there is a chance he comes back for this one and Ten Hag could really do with him at left-back. If not, Sofyan Amrabat or Lindelof may find themselves there.
CM: Casemiro – Having started the season in poor form, Casemiro has had two very good games in a row and Ten Hag will almost certainly let the Brazilian build on that.
CM: Sofyan Amrabat – He was very impressive on his full debut against Palace and he should now get a chance to start in midfield for his first Premier League start.
RW: Bruno Fernandes – Fans don’t like to see Fernandes out wide but there are very few right wing options at Old Trafford for a variety of reasons this season, and the Portuguese international can be effective from any position.
CAM: Hannibal Mejbri – Hannibal was superb against Burnley and got a good amount of minutes against Palace. It would not be a surprise if he got another start out of Ten Hag this weekend.
LW: Marcus Rashford – He did not play a minute against Palace on Tuesday which means he is fresh for the weekend.
ST: Rasmus Hojlund – Similar to Rashford, Hojlund only played 15 minutes on Tuesday and will be raring to go on Saturday.
