Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this evening, making a handful of changes.
United, who have won just one of their last four meetings with Palace, will be looking to register a 10th successive victory for the first time in 14 years following Saturday's 2-1 derby day triumph over Manchester City. Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford scored late on to help the Reds maintain their impressive run.
It means that Ten Hag will be eager to see yet another strong performance and victory from his side this evening, as they look to climb up to second place in the Premier League table. The Dutchman, as expected, has opted to make a cluster of changes from the win over City, making three in total.
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Lisandro Martinez, new recruit Wout Weghorst, who has been awarded his debut, and Antony have come into the side, meaning Tyrell Malacia, Fred and Anthony Martial have dropped out. Martial has not been included in the matchday squad because of injury.
Meanwhile, Harry Maguire, Facundo Pellistri and Alejandro Garnacho have been named among the substitutes. However, the likes of Donny van de Beek, who is out for the remainder of the season through injury, and Jadon Sancho miss out.
Having made the decision to make three changes to the side that beat City, Ten Hag will be hoping to see another victory from his team, as they look to move to within six points of current table-toppers Arsenal. It is the inclusion of Weghorst in the starting line-up that has attracted the most attention from United's supporters in the immediate aftermath of the team news being confirmed.
Below, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what some of United's supporters have had to say in response to Ten Hag's decision to award a debut to the Netherlands international from the off:
As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to throw Weghorst straight into the starting line-up has sparked a degree of surprise, though the fans are looking forward to catching a first glimpse of him.
United starting line-up: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Weghorst, Rashford.
Substitutes: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, Fred, McTominay, Pellistri, Elanga, Garnacho.
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