Crystal Palace have not beaten Manchester United in the top flight since confirming a third place finish 27 years ago and are expecting to be back in the bottom three at kick-off as Roy Hodgson sifts through his ranks of walking wounded to construct a team. United have lost their past two away games in the league but will attempt to capitalise on the encouraging home win against Chelsea. Paul Pogba scored here last season. Maybe the venue will spark an upturn in his fortunes.

What's the team news?

The boss told MUTV on Friday that the Reds will be without defenders Phil Jones, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo again for the trip to Selhurst Park, with Ander Herrera also sidelined. Mourinho also stated that Marouane Fellaini could return in the next couple of weeks after his knee problem and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will only return to action when the striker feels the time is right. Meanwhile, Palace will be without defender Tim Fosu-Mensah, who is on loan from United and therefore ineligible to face his parent club. Former Reds winger Wilfried Zaha is also on a lengthy list of absentees, which includes Scott Dann, Mamadou Sakho, Jason Puncheon and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Boss Roy Hodgson told the media on Thursday that Martin Kelly and Jeffrey Schlupp are the only two players likely to return from injury on Monday.

How are Crystal Palace doing?

A dreadful start to the season saw the Eagles break a 129-year Football League record, losing their first seven matches without scoring a single goal. After taking over from Frank de Boer, who lasted just four games in charge, former England manager Hodgson has managed to steer Palace away from the bottom three. The Eagles were....................
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