Crystal Palace V Manchester United - Preview and possible lineups
We take a look ahead to Crystal Palace's Premier League clash against Manchester United on Monday night.
Crystal Palace: Martin Kelly and Jeffrey Schlupp are both back in training and fit for a return in this match but they are the only two to return from Palace's long injury list. Diego Cavalieri is available for selection but Timothy Fosu-Mensah cannot play against his parent club.
Manchester United: Phil Jones, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo are out from the defence. Ander Hererra has a muscular issue while Marouane Fellaini and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will also miss out.
Roy Hodgson: "It is a difficult fixture list for us, and we're facing it with some players bedding in and others who are not experienced at this level, so we have to work as hard as we can to keep our opponents at bay while accepting they might have more of the ball. They've [the players] made big strides, worked very hard to be a better team and a harder team to beat, and I feel more confident going into this game on Monday night – even with quite a few still missing – that we can give a better account of ourselves than we did at Old Trafford.
Jose Mourinho: "First of all, the gap is a very short gap - six points between the second and the fifth teams is really short and really open for everybody. So, we are going to try the best possible finish. Of course, the top four is very difficult and, at the moment, that's the main target for us. But, if you can finish third, we are not going to finish fourth. If you can finish second, we are not going to finish third.”
Did you know?
Crystal Palace haven’t won any of their 17 Premier League meetings with Manchester United.
Paul Pogba has scored in both of his Premier League matches against Palace.
Palace have a better win rate on a Monday than any other day of the week: 35%.
Score prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United
Crystal Palace possible XI: Hennessey, Wan-Bisakka, Kelly, Tomkins, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Riedewald, McArthur, Schlupp, Townsend, Sorloth
Manchester United possible XI: De Gea, Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, Pogba, McTominay, Lingard, Sanchez, Lukaku