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Greenwood and Wan-Bissaka benched as Man United host Palace

Mason Greenwood (£7.5m) finds himself on the bench as Manchester United start their Premier League campaign a week late.

The 18-year-old was a fixture on the right-hand side of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s attacking midfield trio during Project Restart, but his place has been handed to Daniel James (£6.5m) today.

The Manchester United boss has made two surprising decisions on the right-hand side of the pitch as Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) loses out to Timothy Fosu-Mensah (£4.5m) in defence.

Outside of that, the Red Devils line up mostly as we would expect. Anthony Martial (£9.0m) leads the line, supported by Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) on the left and Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) in the number 10 role.

There will be plenty of eyes on those two players as Jan Sienkiewicz pointed out in the most recent captaincy article that Crystal Palace have shown some weakness from set pieces and down their right flank in open play.

Roy Hodgson’s men arrive at Old Trafford in their traditional 4-4-2 formation, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) once again deployed out of position as a centre-forward alongside Jordan Ayew (£6.0m).

Budget defender Tyrick Mitchell (£4.0m) keeps his place in the side at left-back, although the defensive injury crisis at Palace eases slightly with the return of Mamadou Sakho (£4.5m) at centre-back.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Fosu-Mensah; Pogba, McTominay; Rashford, B Fernandes, D James; Martial.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell, Sakho, Kouyaté, J Ward; Schlupp, McCarthy, McArthur, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

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2,161 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why didn't Ayew appeal for the pen?

  2. thehodge
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on???? That is never a pen

  3. Das Boot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Patrick Bamford (C) Oooh Yeah Baby

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nicely done

      1. Das Boot
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers Hybrid,

  4. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry but that’s never a pen. Game is gone.

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Shocking decision in fairness

  6. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Palace to win the league.

  7. Baby Face Nelson
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    clear pen.

  8. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    yea abandon ship on utd

  9. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Here is the pen we were waiting for

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Awful pen from ayew

  11. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Save

  12. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    regretting my ings to martrashial move...

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    OMGGG DDDGGGGG

  14. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rubbish penalty

  15. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno wants to take the pen

    • Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That is an awful penalty by Ayew

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Short straight run up = miss every time

    • Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ayew was always going to miss that. He's been terrible all game. Disgraceful run up.

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ddg essential

    • potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Jeeez, that's harsh.

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Grats DDG owners!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      DDG best in the world.

    • Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      De Gea raking in the points!

      Swansong?

    • SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I hate United with a passion, but football is now officially dead

    • Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This game is a joke, bunch of clowns officiating the games

    • EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Worst penalty ever!

    • Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Terrible pen

    • Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think that's De Geas first ever penalty save

    • THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What the hell was that

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Off his line? Retake.

    • Baby Face Nelson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      shocking pen from Ayew