Manchester United are coming off a sensational performance against CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. They will now return to their Premier League duties with a home match against Crystal Palace on Saturday, September 30th. Crystal Palace are coming off a tough loss in Manchester against City, and they will return to the scene for a second act.
Crystal Palace (0-6-0), who should be feeling like a beast in a cage right now, as they have met equal defeats in their first 6 Premier League matches of the season. They are also coming off their heaviest defeat in quite a while, as they were destroyed by 0-5 in the hands of Manchester City on the road. To be fair, Crystal Palace have already won two matches in the season, but both were for the EFL Cup against lower-tier sides. Even so, Crystal Palace are now sitting at the bottom of the Premier League with no points, having also failed to score so far. Moreover, they have the worst defense with 13 conceded goals.
Manchester United (5-0-1) were clinical in their finishing against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, whom they destroyed by 4-1 in the 2nd Matchday of the Champions League. Manchester United had already scored all 4 goals before their opponents scored a consolation goal at the end of the match. United have now won 5 in a row in all competitions, having kept clean sheets in 4 matches in that span. They are sitting at the 2nd spot of the Premier League with 16 points, just as many as Manchester City. Manchester United have the 2nd best offense with 17 goals and are tied for best defense with just 2 conceded.