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Man Utd face Crystal Palace in the Premier League fixture this weekend and there is some positive injury news.
United are back in action when they face Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday lunchtime and will hope to bounce back from their dire defeat to Everton on Monday night. The Eagles will themselves hope for a positive response after they lost 2-1 to Strasbourg in the Conference League on Thursday night.
Palace face a tight turnaround to be ready to play United at midday on Sunday, and Glasner has had to manage fitness levels carefully ahead of their return to action. They suffered a scare in the midweek European defeat, but those fears have already been eased by their head coach, with a key player expected to start against Ruben Amorim's side.
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Marc Guehi set to start vs Manchester United
Marc Guehi is set to start for Crystal Palace when they host Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend, after he was substituted at half-time of their 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg.
The England international returned early from international duty after he failed to recover from a foot injury suffered against AZ Alkmaar earlier in the month. Guehi played the entire match as Palace defeated Wolves last weekend, but only managed the first half of their latest Conference League clash.
Guehi was replaced by Chris Richards at half-time in France, but Palace boss Oliver Glasner dismissed any fresh injury concerns and confirmed he would start in defence this weekend.
“Marc was just planned before, because he couldn't train for two-and-a-half weeks, he had the 90 minutes last week [against Wolves], and of course he should play and he will play against Manchester United,” Glasner said post-match. “That's why we had to manage the minutes, so no issues with Marc.”
It wasn't all positive on the injury front, though, with midfielder Will Hughes set to be assessed after he suffered a knee injury in the match. Glasner added: “Will just over-stretched his knee. Let's see – we will assess him. It doesn’t look that bad.”
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