Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has admitted that he has noticed something majorly different about Manchester United under the current reign of Ruben Amorim.
Ruben Amorim crossed paths with Oliver Glasner last season and the Crystal Palace head coach walked away with the ultimate bragging rights back in February.
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Palace inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Manchester United at Old Trafford and the Eagles secured all three Premier League points in the 2024-25 encounter.
United manager Amorim will now lead his Red Devils side to Selhurst Park on Sunday lunchtime for their latest Premier League clash with Glasner’s men.
The Red Devils are under pressure ahead of their forthcoming match after United lost 1-0 to 10-man Everton in a shock result at Old Trafford on Monday.
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Oliver Glasner leaves the pitch at half-time followed by Ruben Amorim during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in 2025 in Manchester, England.
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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner reacts to Man Utd’s run of form under Ruben Amorim and the defeat to Everton
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Idrissa Gueye was sent off inside the opening 15 minutes before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall curled a sensational strike into the back of the United net in the 29th minute.
United were left chasing the match against Everton and the Red Devils were unable to find the all-important equaliser before the full-time whistle on Monday evening.
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Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Oliver Glasner admitted that United are still “doing really well” amid the Red Devils’ setback against the Toffees.
“For us, yesterday [a 2-0 defeat to Racing] it was emotional, but today being back rational, analysing what we can do better, what was good, because we need to perform on the top level against Man United,” he said, as per Crystal Palace’s official website.
“They’re doing really well, even though they lost their last game against Everton at home, but you can see when you’re watching them, and we watched many clips also from our games last year, I think it’s different now.”
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What Oliver Glasner has spotted about Man Utd’s playing style under Ruben Amorim’s tactical system
United were unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches ahead of the defeat to Everton, with the Red Devils currently in 10th place ahead of the Palace match.
However, Ruben Amorim’s men have won three times and lost two in their previous six Premier League matches, with Glasner noticing the difference in the Red Devils.
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Glasner spotlighted Amorim’s tactical system for United and feels that the Red Devils have shown a significant improvement when it comes to their work rate this season.
“Also, their work rate increased massively, and the system players know what to do much more than maybe six, seven months ago, and it will be a great test for us,” he continued.
Palace and United’s Premier League clash at Selhurst Park is slated for a 12pm kick-off time in the UK on Sunday.