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da bwin： [ad_pod ]Crystal Palace travel up to Old Trafford this weekend to take on Manchester United, where the south Londoners will be keen to put their dismal loss to Sheffield United behind them – however, it will unquestionably be a tough game.The Red Devils smashed Chelsea on the opening day and probably should’ve got the three points against Wolves too, but for a screamer from Ruben Neves and a missed penalty from Paul Pogba resulting in a 1-1 draw.Roy Hodgson’s side looked devoid of ideas against the Blades, leading to Christian Benteke calling for more ‘animation’ from his teammates whilst captain Luka Milivojevic said that his teammates can expect an even worse weekend if they do not sort themselves out against United.
As a result of the uninspiring performance, we expect a few changes to the Palace lineup…
Hodgson set his side up with some slightly adventurous options against a Sheffield United side who he would’ve expected a result against given their status as a newly-promoted team.
Patrick van Aanholt, a full-back who loves to attack given his 17 goals across the last five league campaigns, strangely admitted that the Blades ‘wanted it more’ on Twitter, and we expect him to be dropped for a more reliable option in Jeffrey Schlupp – the Dutchman could well be ran ragged by Dan James on the wing.
Hodgson is a fairly negative manager even at the best of times, so we’re expecting him to set his side up to defend deep and keep United at bay for as long as possible.
This will include handing the vastly experienced Gary Cahill his debut. The 33-year-old has reportedly impressed coaches with his fitness and appears ready to start, so we think he will come in alongside Martin Kelly.
Given the expected conservative approach, we also think that Hodgson will drop Max Meyer – who he substituted against Sheffield United – for the more workmanlike James McCarthy, who would be making his full debut if he came into the side.
The former Wigan man came on for his debut against the Blades, and his industry in midfield alongside James McArthur would help Hodgson’s expected game plan come to fruition.
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