Crystal Palace Vs Manchester United: There's Hojlund, Forget The 4-0 Defeat

Manchester United are ready to serve Crystal Palace as well as avenge the embarrassing defeat last season. (X/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Manchester United hopes to remove the wound of a humiliating 4-0 defeat when they meet Crystal Palace in a duel in the English Premier League at Selhurst Park Stadium, Saturday, September 21, 2024 in the morning WIB. Moreover, the striker Rasmus Hojlund has recovered from injury and has the opportunity to appear in the match.

MU again got an opponent who on paper can be defeated. In the previous two matches, MU tested his ability by finishing Southampton 3-0 and then winning big 7-0 over bottom club Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.

Despite winning against the bottom teams, at least this helps restore the confidence of the players. Especially after losing an embarrassing defeat against Liverpool. In the North West Derby duel at Old Trafford, MU was forced to give up 3-0 by arch rivals.

Now, MU is on the right track. When they returned to play away matches, the Red Devils also targeted victory to improve the rankings in the standings. Not only that, Erik ten Hag's troops wanted to remove the loss wound against Palace.

Last season, Palace became MU's nightmare. How not, at home, MU alone can lose 1-0. When they visited Palace's headquarters, they hoped to resolve the grudge of defeat.

But what happened was the opposite. Casemiro et al were even taught to play the ball before losing 4-0. Even Andre Onana's goal conceded when the game just entered the 12th minute.

"We should have lost 4-0. But this Saturday's game will be different. I don't want to make a comparison. But since last February, we only have 11 players to build a team. Now, we have 18 players so that I can more freely prepare the best team," said Ten Hag.

Ten Hag looks confident in the readiness of MU this time. Because the new players, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee have united and made the team more solid.

Only Ugarte still needs time, but this Uruguayan national team midfielder can be relied on to build strength in the middle sector. Meanwhile, defender Leny Yoro is still recovering so he has not been able to make his debut.

Apart from Yoro, players like Victor Lindelof,atur Malacia, and Luke Shaw still cannot be played. But Hojlund and midfielder Mason Mount have recovered. Ten Hag also prepared them for the match against Palace.

"This is certainly encouraging news. They have returned to the field and are undergoing training. Are they fit to play, we'll see. But I'm glad they are back in training," said Ten Hag.

"When the squad is complete, it will be easier to prepare a team. I hope to unite them well," he said again.

Ten Hag will again field the best squad after backing up eight pillar players against Barnsley. The composition of the players did not change as when facing Soton. This means that De Ligt is back in a duet with Leandro Martinez.

In the midst of Ugarte, they will start with Kobbie Mainoo. They support the movement of Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Meanwhile, Zirkzee returned to duty as a central forward.

Palace, which is still struggling at the bottom, will work hard. In the last two matches, they were only able to draw 1-1 against Chelsea and were then detained by promoted Leicester City 2-2.

Manager Oliver Glasner has again relied on new player Eddie Nketiah who was brought in from Arsenal. Nketiah will have a duet with striker Jean Mateta who broke into the United goal in a 4-0 win. They were supported by Eberechi Eze who scored when Palace won 2-1 over Queens Park Rangers.

Crystal Palace Lineup Forecast (3-4-1-2): Henderson; Clyne, Guehi, Lacroix; Munoz, Wharton, Doucoure, Mitchell; Eze; Nketiah, Mateta

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Ugarte, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Zirkzee