Match preview: United v Crystal Palace

The 14:00 GMT kick-off at Old Trafford comes on the back of 10 top-flight games without a defeat for the Reds, who beat Everton 1-0 last time out, in Monday night's outing on Merseyside.

Ahead of our return to M16, we've got everything you need to know below, including how to keep across the fixture and the latest team news from both sides...

HOW TO WATCH AND FOLLOW

The clash will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HDR, while we will have our usual comprehensive matchday offering across club channels.

MUTV's pre-match show will be on air from Old Trafford at 12:30 GMT, bringing you 90 minutes of exclusive build-up, before live radio commentary and our Matchday Review programme after the final whistle.

All of that coverage will be available in the United App and on ManUtd.com, where you will also be able to find live text updates, up-to-date stats and interactive content as the contest unfolds, as well as plenty of exclusive full-time reaction later in the day.

A short highlights video will be viewable across our platforms two hours after the game has finished, with longer versions to follow at midnight, as Sunday moves into Monday.

TEAM NEWS

Michael Carrick is expected to provide the latest on United's recent absentees when he conducts his pre-match media duties on Friday.

Centre-back Lisandro Martinez had started our nine Premier League matches before missing Monday's win at Everton due to an injury that “doesn't seem too bad at all,” according to Carrick.

Matthijs de Ligt and Mason Mount are making progress in their bids to return from spells on the sidelines, although Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu is expected to be out for a longer period.

Meanwhile, the picture at Palace will be clearer after they have faced Bosnian outfit HSK Zrinjski Mostar in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League play-off on Thursday night.

Defender Maxence Lacroix missed their 1-0 win over Wolves last weekend with an adductor problem and will need a late fitness assessment ahead of the European tie.

Former Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah won't play at Old Trafford having had a setback in his recovery from an injury, while the updates provided by manager Oliver Glasner earlier in February suggest that the trip to Manchester may also come too soon for Cheick Doucoure, Jefferson Lerma and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

OPPOSITION OVERVIEW

The aforementioned Glasner has confirmed he will leave the club when his contract expires in the summer, a year after he guided the Eagles to glory in last season's Emirates FA Cup final at Wembley.

That 1-0 triumph over Manchester City, to win the trophy for the first time in their history, earned European qualification for this term and they have since made it to the Conference League's knockout play-offs, where they are tied 1-1 with Zrinjski ahead of Thursday's second leg.

Domestically, their defence of the Cup came to a shock end at the hands of sixth-tier Macclesfield in January, but they have won two of their last three in the league and are up to 13th, just three points behind eighth-placed Bournemouth in a tightly packed middle section of the standings.

United came from behind to win the reverse fixture 2-1 at Selhurst Park in November, but Glasner's squad has seen some change since then.

Former captain Marc Guehi has departed the backline for Man City, but the attack has been reinforced by the additions of three forwards with Premier League experience: Brennan Johnson (from Spurs), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Wolves) and Evann Guessand (Aston Villa, loan).

RIVALS WATCH

Matchweek 28 of the Premier League season gets under way with a Midlands derby between Wolves and Aston Villa on Friday night, and concludes with a meeting of London heavyweights Arsenal and Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

Here's the schedule in full...

Friday 27 February

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa (20:00)

Saturday 28 February

Bournemouth v Sunderland (12:30)
Burnley v Brentford (15:00)
Liverpool v West Ham United (15:00)
Newcastle United v Everton (15:00)
Leeds v Manchester City (17:30)

Sunday 1 March

Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest (14:00)
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur (14:00)
UNITED v Crystal Palace (14:00)
Arsenal v Chelsea (16:30)

All kick-off times listed in GMT.