Manchester United face Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Sunday hoping to create some sort of consistency in their Premier League form.
The Red Devils battled to a 1-0 win at Fulham last week to move 13 points clear of the bottom three, allowing them to at least consider the prospect of a challenge for the European spots during the final 15 matchdays.
Yet Ruben Amorim’s team have not won consecutive league matches at any point in 2024/25, and having travelled back from Thursday’s UEFA Europa League match with FCSB in Bucharest, it is hard to predict what sort of performance they will produce.
Palace seemed to have turned a corner with a run of six games unbeaten across all competitions, but last week’s 2-1 home loss to Brentford underlined the fact they are still at some risk of being dragged back into the relegation mix.
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Man United vs. Crystal Palace lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news
Luke Shaw is close to a comeback but is not part of the matchday squad as Amorim understandably proceeds with caution.
Mason Mount and Jonny Evans are still out with injury, while Marcus Rashford is on the cusp of a loan move to Aston Villa.
Rashford being frozen out has left Amorim light in terms of attacking options and it looks like captain Bruno Fernandes will play as his most advanced central attacker
Having made a few changes for the game in Bucharest, Amorim will likely do so again in a bid to keep the team fresh.
Man United lineup (3-4-3, right to left): Onana (GK) — Yoro, Maguire, Martinez — Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot — Garnacho, Fernandes, Amad Diallo.
Man United subs: Bayindir (GK), Harrison (GK), Lindelof, De Ligt, Hojlund, Zirkzee, Eriksen, Casemiro, Collyer
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Adam Wharton is close to a return to full training with Palace and the England international features among the substitutes today.
Matheus Franca, Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad are also sidelined, while veteran defender Joel Ward has a calf issue.
Romain Esse scored off the bench against Brentford and is among the substitutes alongside Eberechi Eze who only returned to training yesterday having missed the rest of the week.
Crystal Palace lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Henderson (GK) — Richards, Lacroix, Guehi —Munoz, Hughes Lerma, Mitchell — Sarr, Kamada — Mateta
Turner, Nketiah, Eze, Schlupp, Clyne, Wharton, Esse, Devenny, Kporha
Crystal Palace subs: Turner (GK), Nketiah, Eze, Schlupp, Clyne, Wharton, Esse, Devenny, Kporha
Man United vs. Crystal Palace live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — | Fubo |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney+ Hotstar, JioTV |