Manchester United in a strong confrontation against Crystal Palace (data and expectations)
yalla live Manchester United will look to qualify for the fourth round of the League Cup when it hosts its Premier League rival, Crystal Palace, at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening, September 26, 2023.
Manchester United will look to qualify for the fourth round of the League Cup when it hosts its Premier League rival, Crystal Palace, at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening, September 26, 2023.
The Red Devils achieved a deserved victory (1-0) over Burnley in the league on Saturday, while Crystal Palace will enter this cup match after a goalless draw with Fulham in the last round of the Premier League.
Manchester United did not perform well against Burnley in the English Premier League on Saturday, but was able to get three valuable points thanks to a wonderful shot from Bruno Fernandes. The result ended a three-match losing streak, which removed some pressure on coach Erik ten Hag.
Confrontation data
Manchester United have now won three and lost three of their league matches this season, and began their campaign in the Champions League group stage with a 4-3 defeat against Bayern Munich in the middle of last week.
United will play its next four matches in all competitions at home, twice against Crystal Palace, in the cup and league, before hosting Turkish Galatasaray in the Champions League early next October, and then Brentford before the international break. The feeling will be completely different around the club if The team was able to achieve full marks in these matches.
Manchester United, of course, are the holders of the League Cup last season thanks to their 2-0 win over Newcastle United in the final, and will be keen to progress in the competition again despite their participation in the Champions League.
For its part, Crystal Palace has never won the League Cup or the FA Cup, and its best performance in major cup competitions was in the 1989-1990 and 2015-2016 seasons, when it reached the final and lost to Manchester United both times.
The Eagles achieved a 4-2 victory over Plymouth Argyle in the previous round of this competition this season, qualifying for the third round to face the Red Devils.
Palace made a strong start to the 2023-24 season in the English Premier League, winning two matches, drawing one and losing two of their first six matches to collect eight points, which left them in ninth place in the table, one place and one point away from their opponent in the cup. Manchester United.
Coach Roy Hodgson’s team lost (3-1) to Aston Villa in its last match away from home on September 16, before drawing 0-0 at home against Fulham in the championship last Saturday.
Palace now faces two consecutive visits to Old Trafford, and the London club recently enjoyed success away from home against the Red Devils, where it won the first leg in the league (3-1) in 2020, but Manchester United was the victor in the last confrontation between the two sides when it won. (2-1) in the league last season.
Possible formations of the two teams
Manchester United : Binder / Dalot, Lindelof, Evans, Reguilon/ McTominay, Amrabat, Eriksen/ Pellistri, Martial, Garnacho
Crystal Palace : Henderson / Klein, Richards, Holding, Mitchell/ Redwald, Hughes/ Rak sake, easy, shlub/ Mattita
