Solskjaer happy to turn to kids
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will be able to select a strong side to face Crystal Palace despite losing several players to injury on Sunday.
Solskjaer was forced to make all three of his substitutions before half time as United drew 0-0 with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and substitute Jesse Lingard were all forced to leave the field during the first half while Solskjaer accepted afterwards that Marcus Rashford had to play the full 90 minutes despite having an injury of his own.
Herrera appeared to pick up a hamstring injury and was replaced by Andreas Pereira while Lingard came on for Mata.
The England international then had to be substituted himself with another hamstring problem while Rashford injured an ankle in the opening minutes of the stalemate.
Solskjaer said afterwards: "We probably should have taken Marcus off as well. He was injured in the first minute, with the first tackle they made on him - one of plenty.
"But he's a warrior and a Manc and he knows what this means. We had to keep him on, because we already had to make three subs.
"We've lost a few with muscle injuries, hamstrings, but we've got some good kids coming through, so don't worry about it. We'll have 11 players on the pitch on Wednesday night as well. Luckily we've got two days of recovery."
United are fifth in the table after the draw and 6/5 to finish in the top four this season. They can be backed at 11/8 to win at Selhurst Park and at 9/1 to beat Roy Hodgson's side 2-1 on Wednesday.
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will be able to select a strong side to face Crystal Palace despite losing several players to injury on Sunday.
Solskjaer was forced to make all three of his substitutions before half time as United drew 0-0 with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and substitute Jesse Lingard were all forced to leave the field during the first half while Solskjaer accepted afterwards that Marcus Rashford had to play the full 90 minutes despite having an injury of his own.
Herrera appeared to pick up a hamstring injury and was replaced by Andreas Pereira while Lingard came on for Mata.
The England international then had to be substituted himself with another hamstring problem while Rashford injured an ankle in the opening minutes of the stalemate.
Solskjaer said afterwards: "We probably should have taken Marcus off as well. He was injured in the first minute, with the first tackle they made on him - one of plenty.
"But he's a warrior and a Manc and he knows what this means. We had to keep him on, because we already had to make three subs.
"We've lost a few with muscle injuries, hamstrings, but we've got some good kids coming through, so don't worry about it. We'll have 11 players on the pitch on Wednesday night as well. Luckily we've got two days of recovery."
United are fifth in the table after the draw and 6/5 to finish in the top four this season. They can be backed at 11/8 to win at Selhurst Park and at 9/1 to beat Roy Hodgson's side 2-1 on Wednesday.
Source: bet365.com
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