{"id":557982,"date":"2020-07-16T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=557982"},"modified":"2020-07-14T11:04:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T15:04:03","slug":"manchester-united-look-to-bounce-back-as-they-face-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/16\/manchester-united-look-to-bounce-back-as-they-face-crystal-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Look to Bounce Back in Champions League Race as they Face Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> travel to Crystal Palace<\/a> later today as they look to bounce back from their 2-2 draw against Southampton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Look to Bounce Back as they Face Crystal Palace<\/h2>\n

Head to Head<\/h4>\n

With top four still in their hands, United will be looking for a much better performance compared to the reverse fixture against Palace earlier on this season.<\/p>\n

Jordan Ayew<\/a> put the Eagles ahead in the first half at Old Trafford. Dan James<\/a> thought he had rescued a point for the Red Devils with an equaliser in the 89th minute, but\u00a0Patrick Van Aanholt<\/a> put the visitors back in front well into injury time to give his side the win.<\/p>\n

United are yet to lose since the Premier League<\/a> restarted. They have picked up 14 out of a possible 18 points, they also travel to Wembley on Sunday as they face Chelsea<\/a> in the FA Cup Semi Final.<\/p>\n

Palace look to have been on the beach for the last few weeks. Ever since beating Bournemouth<\/a> in their first game of project restart, they have gone on a run of five games without picking up a point.<\/p>\n

What Would a Win do for Both Teams?<\/h4>\n

United will move onto 62 points with a win. With Leicester<\/a> playing earlier on, they could move above The Foxes, provided Leicester drop points against Europa League chasing Sheffield United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Palace sit comfortably in mid table and with another year in the Premier League secure they will be looking to end the season on a high note. They are currently in 14th and will be looking to move as far up the table as possible.<\/p>\n

Team News<\/h4>\n

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged starting 11 for the past five games. However, changes might have to be made with both left backs Luke Shaw<\/a> and Brandon Williams<\/a> getting injured against Southampton.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MUTV<\/a> after the game, Solskjaer remained unsure if they would be fit for the journey to South London.<\/p>\n

He said: “Luke twisted his ankle. Hopefully, we can have some good news on him after we’ve done a scan.”<\/p>\n

“I’ve not seen Brandon because he was with the medical staff and I think he was getting some stitches with a gash over his eye. So let’s see how he is.”<\/p>\n

Axel Tuanzebe<\/a> and Phil Jones<\/a> also remain unavailable.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace will be without James Tomkins<\/a>, Jeffrey Schlupp<\/a>, Gary Cahill<\/a> due to injury, and Christian Benteke<\/a> who is suspended.<\/p>\n

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