Manchester United injury boost and European advantage in dream Premier League weekend

Manchester United will be targeting a first Premier League away win since February when they travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on Monday night.

United were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley at Old Trafford last time out. Dropping two points meant United missed out on the opportunity to tighten their grip on sixth spot. They head into this weekend's fixtures one point ahead of seventh-placed Newcastle United.

With their Champions League qualification hopes officially over, the best United can hope for is Europa League qualification. Erik ten Hag's side can achieve that via a sixth place finish or by beating Manchester City at Wembley to win the FA Cup. MEN Sport has had a close look at what a perfect weekend would like for the Reds this week.

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At this stage of the season points have more substance than performances. United's style of play has attracted heavy scrutiny this term but getting a win on Monday night is more important than playing well.

United have just four league games left and need to end the campaign strongly to achieve the best remaining prize on offer. However, they have struggled against Palace in recent years, winning just three of the last nine league meetings.

They have already been beaten by the Londoners once this season, 1-0 at Old Trafford in September, and have failed to win on their last three visits to Selhurst Park. It is a hoodoo they need to end.

After ending his run of four league games without a goal against Sheffield United, Rasmus Hojlund would have been disappointed not to have built on that