Crystal Palace will clash heads with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday evening looking to bounce back from their midweek EFL cup loss at the hands of Bournemouth. The Eagles managed to pick up an impressive 1-0 victory versus Southampton in the opening weekend of this Premier League campaign. Hence, they will be confident about their chances of earning a result away at the Theatre of Dreams this weekend.
Roy Hodgson will stick with his preferred 4-4-2 formation and might revert to his strongest XI for this upcoming clash at the north-west of England.
4-4-2 Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup To Face Manchester United
Defence
Vicente Guaita will continue in goal for the Eagles after securing a well-deserved clean sheet in his last league outing. Scott Dann will once again operate alongside Cheikhou Kouyaté at the centre of Hodgson’s defence as they try to neutralise the threat of Man United’s Anthony Martial during the game.
Joel Ward will assume his defensive duties at right-back while Tyrick Mitchell fills in on the other side as the left-back. Both of them can expect to have their hands full as they will go up against Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood out on the wide areas.
Midfield
James McArthur will lineup along with James McCarthy at the centre of the park as they focus on producing another hard-working shift at both halves of the field. Jeffrey Schlupp will look to use his quickness and power to get to the byline down the left flank. Taylor Townsend will look to do the same as he will operate as the right-sided wide player. The collective performance of the Palace midfielders could very well end up determining the fate of this contest.
Luka Milivojević and Eberechi Eze will be available for selection on Hodgson’s bench. They might come on to feature in this match as the impact substitutes if needed.
Attack
Wilfried Zaha will once again lead the line alongside Jordan Ayew up top. Zaha managed to score the winning goal versus the Saints last weekend which will keep him in high spirits heading into this weekend’s clash against his former club.
