Manchester United’s meeting with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park tonight is significant for several reasons, and this article will detail them.
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The game against Palace is important because if United were to claim victory in South London, then they will open up a healthy gap of eight points between themselves and Tottenham Hotspur in fifth, which would be significant because Tottenham have a difficult run of fixtures coming up as they play Manchester City twice in 18 days in the Premier League.
Another reason as to why the game against Palace is significant is because United have the opportunity to make it nine consecutive wins in all competitions, and for the morale and confidence of the group, this would be an important milestone as Erik ten Hag looks to maintain a winning culture at United. Victory over Patrick Viera’s side will see United leapfrog City in second place momentarily as Pep Guardiola’s side are in action tomorrow night against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium.
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The game against Palace is important because victory will put United in a good place ahead of the Arsenal game on Sunday at the Emirates, which will be a challenge, so if United are able to navigate a difficult away ground, then that should give them confidence that they can go to the Emirates and win because they will have come through two difficult games in the space of four days as ten Hag’s side beat Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday in the 189th Manchester derby.
The game between United and the Eagles gets underway at 8pm UK time, and for those in the UK, the game will be shown live on Sky Sports.