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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

Old Trafford

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  • An opportunity to win back to back Premier League games for the first time this season. Though worth taking into account in United's last three games v Palace it was two defeats,a draw and no goal scored.
     
    always_hoping said:
    An opportunity to win back to back Premier League games for the first time this season. Though worth taking into account in United's last three games v Palace it was two defeats,a draw and no goal scored.
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    Haha the absolute state of United this season
     
    Another shockingly shit home performance? We’ve been embarrassing at OT for a while, unable to play assertive, commanding football and get 3 pts in the same game. Not expecting to change that on Sunday but a win would certainly see us creeping another step toward European contention.
     
    Lot more relaxed about this game, compared to securing top 8 placing in EL tonight, and next weeks FA Cup knockout game v Leicester.

    Hopefully we can keep up the winning run and get some consistency going. But if we are going to put in a poor performance, I'd prefer it to be in this mid table clash than next weeks FA Cup game.

    Don't have much of a preference for team selection on this one - as I know we'll go strong for a league game. Just hope we go just as strong v Leicester the following week!
     
    Probably going to sound negative as we've won last couple of games but this game feels similar to Brighton in that I'd expect us to lose it. Brighton are better team than Palace but we've been struggling vs Palace so much for years now. They got promoted in 2013 and our record was actually great before 19/20 season (10 wins and 2 draws). Since then it's 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. 2 wins and 3 defeats in last 5 clashes at Old Trafford.

    GK: Onana
    CBs: Mazraoui-Maguire-Martinez
    Midfield: Amad-Ugarte-Bruno-Dalot
    Number 10s: Mainoo-Garnacho
    Striker: Zirkzee

    Maguire and Ugarte seem like obvious starters after getting some rest tonight. Garnacho had a good cameo so you'd expect him to start in this one (unless he's actually leaving than probably won't be even part of the squad). Zirkzee starting this one instead of Hojlund.

    But I can see Amorim starting de Ligt/Yoro at RCB and Mazraoui at RWB. Don't think it would look good like it didn't vs Brighton or Southampton but we'll see.
     
    Honestly, I'd like quite like to see us going all out attack mode and try this;

    ------------------ Onana
    ---- De Ligt - Maguire - Martinez
    Amad - Ugarte - Collyer - Garnacho
    ----------- Mainoo - Bruno
    ----------------- Hojlund

    I'd still persist with Hojlund tbh, he's the better profile of striker IF our system works correctly and how it should. Zirkzee has been the better player the past few weeks though at ease. Keep Mainoo in the 10 and let's see Amad/Garnacho as wing backs.
     
    Finally feels like some confidence is coming back in our team. Everywhere apart from the CF position at least. Need to keep building on that and get some real momentum.

    Onana
    Mazraoui De Ligt Martinez
    Amad Ugarte Bruno Dalot
    Mainoo Garnacho
    Zirkzee​

    Currently our best 11 I'd say, hope we see it. Can rotate some against Leicester.
     
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Score Predictions

15,3,3
  • Man Utd win
  • Crystal Palace win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 33% Man Utd 2:1 Crystal Palace
  • 29% Man Utd 2:0 Crystal Palace
  • 10% Man Utd 1:1 Crystal Palace
  • 5% Man Utd 0:0 Crystal Palace
  • 5% Man Utd 3:0 Crystal Palace
  • 5% Man Utd 0:1 Crystal Palace
  • 5% Man Utd 3:1 Crystal Palace
  • 5% Man Utd 0:3 Crystal Palace
  • 5% Man Utd 1:2 Crystal Palace
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