Man Utd play Crystal Palace in the Premier League today and this is how our writers think they should line up.
United take on Crystal Palace this afternoon.
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Manchester United take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. United got back to winning ways against Everton thanks to another goal from Benjamin Sesko at the start of the week.
Sesko's winner from the bench at the Hill Dickinson Stadium meant Michael Carrick extended his unbeaten run as head coach to six games. Carrick has made a remarkable impact since his interim appointment last month, leading United into the Champions League qualification places.
Crystal Palace are suffering a tumultuous season with Oliver Glasner, who is set to leave at the end of the campaign, but they head into this game after a European victory in midweek.
Regarding the team news, Mason Mount could return to the squad for the first time since picking up an injury in training, but Lisandro Martinez, Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu remain sidelined.
This is how our writers think United should line up:
Tyrone Marshall
Stability in team selection has been a feature of the Carrick era and the lack of games has made picking the same XI simple enough. United have two games in four days this week and maybe that could change the thinking.
It doesn't sound like Martinez, De Ligt or Mount will be back, so changes will be kept to a minimum. The only player I would bring in is Sesko, who, after three goals off the bench for Carrick, has to be rewarded with a start.
Amad would be the player to make way for me. He has gone off the boil recently and isn't delivering enough goals or assists to stay in the team when someone like Sesko is delivering. He has to drop out and try and offer an impact from the bench.
Steven Railston
Carrick spoke about his relationship with Sesko during his press conference on Friday. "It’s really not a drama," he said about the ongoing selection debate. Despite being named on the bench for all of Carrick's games in charge, Sesko has got on with his job with no fuss. He must start this weekend.
Sesko has six goals in seven matches and starting Amad, who has not recorded a goal or an assist since his return from AFCON, would make no sense.
The remainder of the team should stay the same. And in an ideal world, Amad is motivated by losing his starting place and contributes from the bench in the second half of the match.
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