Crystal Palace v Manchester United Wednesday 3rd March 2021 // 8:15pm
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Directors Steve Parish, Chairman David Blitzer Joshua Harris Chief Executive Phil Alexander Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin
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Sporting Director
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Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell
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Head of Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
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luka milivojevic
Scott Guyett
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steve parish
Dr. Zaf Iqbal
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darren ambrose
Academy Director
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junior eagles
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Daniel storey
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gary phillips
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Gary Issott Director of U23 Development Mark Bright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
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Commercial Director Barry Webber Operations Director Sharon Lacey Head of Consumer Sales Mike Pink Head of Ticketing Dan Clarke Head of Legal David Nichol Head of Content & Production
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James Woodroof Head of CRM & Campaigns Tom McGuiness Editor Ben Mountain Design Billy Cooke, Luke Thomas Contributors Dan Blazer, Will Robinson, Ian King, Daniel Storey, Darren Ambrose, Tash Stephens Photography Neil Everitt, Seb Frej, Reuters, Pinnacle, Rex Features Printer Bishops Printers
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palace for life
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1990/91 season
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paddy m©carthy
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hannah churchill
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fixtures & results
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When football’s most gracious players hang up their boots, the sport appears to release its finest figures. In his first full interview since retiring, Yohan Cabaye tells Will Robinson that the truth is quite different – where football has lost a captivating talent, it has gained a similarly engaging mind.
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main interview
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manchest match preview Crystal Palace made history when they defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford last year. The 3-1 victory was the Eagles’ first league win in M16 since 1989. After that, the Red Devils took two months to climb into the top 10. Once they made it, they never left – and Palace face a very different opponent this evening than they did in September. Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s men are tasked with closing a significant gap between themselves and the seemingly unstoppable Manchester City. Should they manage it, the Premier League title could be theirs for the first time in eight seasons. It’s a big if, but there are few more compelling motivations. That means the Eagles open Selhurst to the league’s highestscoring side in impressive form and take on a team boasting recent 9-0 and 4-0 scorelines. That said, Palace can take faith not only from their triumph in 20/21, but also United’s recent build-up of draws: taking just a single point in four of their last eight league games. Inspired by United memories, Darren Ambrose has selected his alternative favourite Palace goals on page 26!
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær:
We can't control any other team. We've just got to control ourselves and be the best possible Man United in every single game. That's the demands recent outings
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all-timers Ryan Giggs
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Paul Scholes
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Gary Neville
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Wayne Rooney
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
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Henderson Telles Lindelöf Bailly Wan-Bissaka Matic Fred James Fernandes Greenwood Martial
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2009/10 The good, the bad and the ugly: Kit or Miss reviews those desirable gems, those best-forgotten strips and does a bit of market research for those of you looking to snap up some of the Eagles’ iconic shirts. This week, Luka Milivojevic models the home kit from 2009/10.
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Crystal palace f.c. (GK) Jack BUTLAND Joel WARD Patrick VAN AANHOLT Luka MILIVOJEVIC James TOMKINS Scott DANN Cheikhou KOUYATÉ Jordan AYEW Andros TOWNSEND Wilfried ZAHA Mamadou SAKHO (GK) Wayne HENNESSEY Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Nathaniel CLYNE James MCARTHUR Christian BENTEKE Connor WICKHAM James MCCARTHY Michy BATSHUAYI Gary CAHILL Eberechi EZE Tyrick MITCHELL (GK) Vicente GUAITA Martin KELLY Nathan FERGUSON Jaïro RIEDEWALD
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Andre Marriner Scott Ledger Marc Perry Kevin Friend Mike Dean Stephen Child
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David DE GEA (GK) Victor LINDELÖF Eric BAILLY Phil JONES Harry MAGUIRE Paul POGBA Edinson CAVANI Juan MATA Anthony MARTIAL Marcus RASHFORD Mason GREENWOOD Lee GRANT (GK) FRED Bruno FERNANDES Amad DIALLO Daniel JAMES Sergio ROMERO (GK) Luke SHAW Dean HENDERSON (GK) Alex TELLES Aaron WAN-BISSAKA Nemanja MATIC Brandon WILLIAMS Donny VAN DE BEEK Axel TUANZEBE Scott McTOMINAY Shola SHORETIRE