Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of Manchester United's trip to Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Rivals Manchester City are now 15 points clear of United, so it is realistically all about securing a second-placed finish this season - something that will be greatly helped by victory over Palace tonight. Palace are all-but safe, but have been very unpredictable of late. Makes tonight a tough one to call!
Premier League / Matchday 29
Selhurst Park / 03.03.2021
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Updated 03/03/2021 at 22:05 GMT
24'
All United still. Cavani and Greenwood both looking very dangerous indeed.
22'
Fernandes with the cross this time but it is just flicked clear.
20'
Shaw with another great pass, this time into Fernandes, but he misses his kick as he arrives at the edge of the box.
18'
United have turned the tables in this. Much better in attack, even if the passing further back remains a little sloppy.
16'
WIDE! Great pass from Shaw into Rashford, who takes a wonderful first touch, but drags his strike just wide. Should have hit the target there.
14'
CHANCE! Poachers work from Cavabi as he latches onto the loose ball, but he cannot keep his prod for goal on target.
12'
SAVE! Fernandes with the lay off, Nemanja Matic lines up the strike, it takes a slight deflection, but Vicente Guaita throws himself to his left and makes a brilliant save.
10'
Palace on top here as Aaron Wan-Bissaka does well to cut out a cross.
8'
Sloppy from United as they give the ball away far too cheaply.
6'
Shaw gets to his feet and limps it off. He knows all too well about his quickly his season can be curtailed.
4'
Luke Shaw remains on the floor after Joel Ward follows through in a tackle.
2'
A calmer than normal start fro United here. Just not conceding early on is all United fans ask for.
1st Half
1'
KICK OFF! We are up and running here.
20:14
So here we go! Big game for United to prove they are in a good place this evening. They have been a little sluggish of late, while Palace are looking to do the double over Solskjaer's side.
20:11
Ahead of kick off, catch up with all the latest transfer talk from across Europe as Lionel Messi considers his future.
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20:07
Only four clubs in English top-flight history have had a longer unbeaten away run than Manchester United’s current run of 20 (W13 D7). The Red Devils haven’t lost any of their last seven league games in London (W4 D3), last having a longer run without defeat in the capital between December 2011-December 2013 (13 games).
20:04
Solskjaer explains De Gea's absence in greater detail.
20:03
Has Bruno lost his touch? Fernandes has 40 goal involvements in his 40 Premier League appearances so far (23 goals, 17 assists). However, three of the last four matches in which the Portuguese has failed to register a goal or assist have been in London (vs Chelsea, Arsenal and Fulham).
19:54
The reason why United are yet further behind at the top of the table.
19:53
Perhaps Jadon Sancho will be staying in Dortmund that little while longer then...
19:47
They look freezing.