Manchester United Vs Crystal Palace: Moyes must do better!

This should be another first – David Moyes first competitive win at Old Trafford. It is also the second competitive game at home for Moyes. The one against Jose Mourinho’s side is one to forget – never mind Wayne Rooney’s performance, he is not available for this game anyway.
With the arrival of Manchester United’s only significant signing Marouane Fellaini, the squad that will launch the assault on all four trophies on offer this season is final, at least for now till the winter transfer windows. It is proven that David Moyes has every intention (and/ or confidence) to use the title winning squad he inherited from Sir Alex Ferguson. With Nani signing a new 5 years contract, and Anderson going nowhere, Wayne Rooney staying put – for now, this is it for David Moyes, the game starts now.

What would be interesting to see is whether Moyes continues with the traditional 4-4-2 he had been using so far this season. With Fellaini onboard it will be interesting to see if Moyes will change his formation to accommodate the lanky Belgium, which will mean a possible central midfield partnership of Fellaini-Carrick. With Wayne Rooney most likely sitting out of this game, would fans finally get to see Shinji Kagawa in action playing behind Robin Van Persie? One player most definitely going to start will be Danny Welbeck who has been in form for both Manchester United and England but did not play the last World Cup qualifier against Ukraine due to suspension. If Welbeck does get the node, it would be interesting to see if he gets the nod to play behind Van Persie, which will mean that Kagawa – if he does get into the starting XI – will be marginalized again. Ryan Giggs – with no international commitment could possibly be in line to start as well. As far as promising youngsters in the squad, both Wilfred Zaha and Adnan Januzaj has not seen action so far this season, will they have to wait until the Capital One fixture against Liverpool or will Moyes going to intergrate them slowly in the first team by way of substitutions?

The team selection will probably be influence by the conditions of players coming back from international duty. Regardless of the selection David Moyes must make sure that anything other than a comfortable win against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford is crucial, not just for the fans but also for his team. After the fiasco of the summer transfer all attention will be on Moyes, and the scoreline at the end of the match.