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Manchester United v Crystal Palace: match preview

Manchester United v Crystal Palace
Manchester United v Crystal Palace: probable starters in bold, contenders in light

Manchester United’s season could not have started much better and Crystal Palace’s much worse. United are fresh from Wednesday’s emphatic 4-1 over CSKA Moscow and are second in thePremier L eague only on goal difference, while Palace still search for a first goal and first point after suffering a 5-0 hammering at Manchester City last Saturday. There should, surely, be only one result. Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Old Trafford

Last season Manchester United 2 Crystal Palace 0

Referee Mike Dean

This season G4, Y18, R1, 5.00 cards per game

Odds H 1-6 A 20-1 D 7-1

Manchester United

Subs from Pereira, Romero, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Mata, Lingard, McTominay, Mitchell, Darmian, Young, Shaw

Doubtful Valencia (match fitness)

Injured Carrick (match fitness), Fellaini (ankle), Jones (match fitness, all 14 Oct), Ibrahimovic, Rojo (both knee, Dec), Pogba (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWWDWW

Discipline Y9 R0

Leading scorer Lukaku 6

Crystal Palace

Subs from Speroni, Kelly, Lee, Souaré, Puncheon, McArthur, Mutch, Kaikai, Lokilo, Lumeka, Ladapo, Delaney

Doubtful None

Injured Loftus-Cheek (thigh), Tomkins (ill), Zaha (knee, all Oct), Benteke (knee, Jan), Wickham (knee, Jan)

Unavailable Fosu-Mensah (terms of loan)

Suspended None

Form LLLLLL

Discipline Y15 R0

Leading scorer n/a

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