Carrick makes 1 big change | Predicted Man Utd XI vs Crystal Palace with £37m star dropped

Manchester United entertain Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in today’s Premier League clash.

The Red Devils are presently fourth in the league standings with 48 points and can go third in the table ahead of Aston Villa on goal difference by beating the Eagles.

United secured a 2-1 win over the south London outfit on the road earlier in the campaign and will aim to do the league double over them for the first time since 2017/18.

Ahead of the game, we anticipate a solitary change to the starting line-up from the slender 1-0 victory over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday night.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-up:

Senne Lammens has been an undisputed starter in goal for the Red Devils since his debut in October. The Belgian has kept five clean sheets, including one against Everton. He was handed the man of the match after a dominant display between the sticks.

The defence should stay unchanged from the Toffees win. Lisandro Martinez has not recovered from a calf problem and will be sidelined. Leny Yoro is poised to partner Harry Maguire in the heart of the defence, with Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw continuing in the full-back positions.

Similarly, the midfield positions are sorted. Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo are nailed-on starters in the centre of the park under manager Michael Carrick, and no changes could be made. Casemiro could be given a breather for the midweek game at Newcastle United if required.

Further forward, Bruno Fernandes is guaranteed to start in the number 10 role as the captain. Matheus Cunha delivered a phenomenal long ball to Bryan Mbeumo on Monday. The Cameroonian subsequently provided the assist for Benjamin Sesko’s winning strike on the counter-attack.

We expect the trio to start together. Cunha should line up on the left wing with Mbeumo on the right. Sesko looks poised to make his first start under Carrick’s tutelage upfront. Amad Diallo has been unconvincing in recent games from the right flank.

The £37 million signing should drop to the bench against the Eagles after a tough outing on Merseyside, where he lost possession 11 times and won just three out of eight duels against Everton’s makeshift left-back Jarrad Branthwaite.

How Man Utd could line up vs Crystal Palace

Stats from Transfermarkt.com & Sofascore.com

Article written by Sri Aswin .