PBP: EPL - Manchester United FC vs Crystal Palace FC - Sep 30, 2017 [R]

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Sep 29, 2017

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Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Time: 15:00 (BST), 10:00 (EST)
Channels: MUTV(UK), NBC Sports Live(US), NBCSN(US), Telemundo Deportes En Vivo(US), fuboTV (US, Sportsnet East/Ontario/Pacific/West(Canada), Flow Sports Premier(JA), SuperSport 3 Africa(Zambia)

Manchester United injuries: Rojo (knee), Pogba (hamstring), Ibrahimović (knee)
Crystal Palace injuries: Tomkins (ill), Loftus-Cheek (thigh), Fosu-Mensah (ineligible), Zaha (knee), Wickham (knee), Benteke (knee)

Manchester United last 6: D-W-W-W-W-W
Crystal Palace last 6: W-L-L-L-W-L

Manchester United last result: 1-4 away win over PFC CSKA Moscow
Crystal Palace last result: 0-5 away loss to Manchester City

Manchester United league standing: 2nd
Crystal Palace league standing: 20th

Last League Encounter: 2-0 home win at Old Trafford

Manchester United last starting XI (3-4-3):
de Gea, Bailly, Smalling, Lindelöf, Young(c), Herrera, Matić, Blind, Martial, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku

Crystal Palace last starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Sakho, van Aanholt, Milivojević, Cabaye, Townsend, Loftus-Cheek, Schlupp, Benteke

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more Herrera, more Martial and more points and goals please.

maybe some minutes for the fringe players and rest for the regulars if we build up a good early lead

United 16 · Sep 29, 2017

RH: Team News: Benteke, Loftus-Cheek, Tomkins all missing for this weekend #MUNCRY. pic.twitter.com/aXRfYuPNPD
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) September 29, 2017

Ashur · Sep 29, 2017

No Timmy either in all likelyhood. Zaha could be returning however.

Rooney20 · Sep 29, 2017

They have no attackers even if they get Zaha back. Woy will more than likely park the bus and so they will be tough to break down. It took City 45 min to score against them last week so I expect it will be tough sledding for us as well. Obviously a 5-0 win would be nice but 3 points is all that matters here.

gatekeeper2 · Sep 29, 2017

With City unlikely to go on a scoring binge against Chelsea, this is a great opportunity for us to close the gap with them on goal difference.

Must. Destroy.

Ashur · Sep 29, 2017

Sky's preview

www.skysports.com/football/man-utd-vs-c-palace/preview/373162

The team I would go for would be as followed:

Dave
Valencia. Bailly. Smalling. AY
Herrera. Matic
Mata. Miki. Martial
Lukaku

Would have been inclined to stick with the 3 at the back setup for this one, but Palace will probably have little to offer on the offensive end and United will need as much creativity as possible themselves to counter CP's guaranteed bunkering. That's why Mata gets the nod for this one next to Miki and Martial, supporting Lukaku.
Would have liked for Shaw to start this one, but going by Jose's latest comments, not sure he thinks he's ready. Hopefully, he'll have a place on the bench and can get some minutes in the second half. If somehow Valencia is not good to go, then perhaps AY can start at RB, with Shaw getting the call at LB...

Rooney20 · Sep 29, 2017

Phil Jones and Marouane Fellaini have arrived with the rest of the #mufc squad at The Lowry.
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) September 29, 2017

gatekeeper2 · Sep 29, 2017

Shaw probably isn't ready, but this would be a great occasion for Shaw to get quality minutes in without risking a nasty surprise.

With their known attacking players all out, Roy can't even hope for a draw...bunkering down to prevent a 6-0 disaster is the beat he can hope for.

Ashur · Sep 29, 2017

The squad for tomorrow: Dave, Romero, JP, Valencia, AY, Bailly, Lindelof, Jones, Smalling, Blind, Darmian, Matic, Fellaini, McTominay, Lingard, Herrera, Mata, Miki, Martial, Rashford, Lukaku

LA. MAN UNITED · Sep 29, 2017

No excuses, Pogs-less or not. Goal differential opportunity with Shiteh at the Chavs.

Area 51 · Sep 30, 2017

Smash them.

Whats the latest on Pogbas injury? Recent news reports that Mourinho hinted it might be more long term than initially suspected.

johno · Sep 30, 2017

Think we will be without Pogba till December.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Sep 30, 2017

i am slightly skeptical about that. it seems odd that it is taking so long to accurately diagnose and determine the injury type or return date. or at least announce publicly.

a small part of me wonders if this is one of those things where he magically retuns for a crucial game.

i'm trying to remember which recent injury was like that without a return date announced publicly. i want to say Lingard's knee injury under van Gaal was like that but that's just purely off the top of my head.

as long as he isn't rushed back

MizzouMUFC · Sep 30, 2017

Dave, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Young, Matic, Fellaini, Mata, Miki, Rash, Lukaku

Sketchy back line and slow as dirt center midfield. Great.

Rooney20 · Sep 30, 2017

********ing Fellaini. Don't need him in this game...

Ashur · Sep 30, 2017

Palace's XI: Hennessey, Ward, Sakho, Delaney, Van Aanholt, Townsend, Millivojevic, Cabaye, Schlupp, Puncheon, Sako

MizzouMUFC · Sep 30, 2017

If we don't thrash that CP squad we should be embarrassed.

gatekeeper2 · Sep 30, 2017

Rooney20 said: ↑

********ing Fellaini. Don't need him in this game...
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Agreed. There may be reasons to be wary of Palace -- the wounded animal theory -- but starting Fellaini over Herrera in this situation absurd.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Sep 30, 2017

i don't get it.

has something happened behind the scenes? how has Herrera gone from #1/2 mid to number 4 or 5?

cr7torossi · Sep 30, 2017

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 said: ↑

i don't get it.

has something happened behind the scenes? how has Herrera gone from #1/2 mid to number 4 or 5?
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I know you asked me this previously but this is utterly bizarre.

He gets garbage minutes and does well in those and is dropped immediately again.

If I were Herrera, I would not sign the contract extension.

gatekeeper2 · Sep 30, 2017

cr7torossi said: ↑

I know you asked me this previously but this is utterly bizarre.

He gets garbage minutes and does well in those and is dropped immediately again.

If I were Herrera, I would not sign the contract extension.
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Agreed. It's one thing to lose one's place to Pogba or Matic, but to lose one's place to Fellaini is an insult. Fellaini has scored two goals, one of which was a Keystone Cop job, and had one brilliant half against Everton but apart from that has been nothing special.

Herrera? He was only our best player, officially, last season.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Sep 30, 2017

i'm annoyed by that. José would rather risk reaggravating Fellaini's achilles a week later than give a fresh Herrera minutes.

it will probably take an injury crisis to get him in. i don't know why the last two managers continue to doubt him

Diable Rouge · Sep 30, 2017

we're getting very close to self-fulfilling prophecy with martial: him just being on fire and scoring when he gets subbed in validates mourinho's approach of not starting him in the first place.

Sofabloke · Sep 30, 2017

1-0 Mata

Ashur · Sep 30, 2017

Mata, 1-0. Well done from Rashford to find him.