(Football news) Manchester United are going for their 10th consecutive victory in all competitions when they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The Red Devils got the better of their bitter rivals Manchester City 2-1 in the Manchester derby, while on the other hand, Patrick Vieira’s side lost 1-0 to Chelsea. The latest interpretation of the offside rule came to the forefront in the Manchester derby, where Jack Grealish gave Man City the lead before Bruno Fernandes controversially levelled after Marcus Rashford was deemed not to have been interfering with play.
The in-form English forward scored in the dying moments to turn the Old Trafford clash on its head and seal their ninth successive win in all tournaments. The Manchester United fans may allow themselves to dream of the Premier League title trophy after closing the gap on the reigning champions to just one point and are 9 points behind Arsenal. Although Ten Hag’s men dropped down to fourth after Newcastle United beat Fulham. The Gunners could potentially increase their lead over Man United to double figures when theY visit the Emirates at the weekend, but a victory would be enough to lift Ten Hag’s side into second for the time being at least.
Not since 2009 during the glory days of Sir Alex Ferguson has Man United won 10 games in a row in all tournaments, but Ten Hag would hope his side can replicate that feat. Last time they played Palace, Ten Hag watched on from the stands with a glum expression as they beat the Red Devils 1-0 at Selhurst Park in the final weekend last season. The hosts have only lost twice in their last six matches with United. Manchester United new signing Wout Weghorst should also come into contention for his full debut with Martial a doubt for this fixture. One more good news for United fans is that Jadon Sancho is back training and might be ready the Arsenal game.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Fred, Casemiro; Antony, Eriksen, Fernandes; Rashford
Palace under Vieira during the autumn period were in very good form but as the weather got colder, results have proven harder to come. After a string of poor results they sit 12th in the table and six points off the top half. Vieira admitted that his side’s performance left him frustrated. The Eagles boss aims to pick up just Palace’s second win from the last six Premier League matches. Four of their last five matches have ended in defeat and have failed to find the back of the net in all of those losses, They have only beaten Bournemouth in that time as the hosts lost three in a row at Selhurst Park without scoring once since 2017.
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Guaita; Clyne, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell; Schlupp, Doucoure, Eze; Olise, Mateta, Zaha
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