Manchester United v Palace

Wembley Stadium, Saturday 5.30pm

Wembley - sea of red and blue

Team news

Palace have been handed an injury boost ahead of the Wembley showpiece. Wilfried Zaha has recovered from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the last three matches.

Striker Connor Wickham could regain his place in the starting XI after recovering from an ankle problem and winger Bakary Sako is also deemed fit. The only absentee is midfielder Joe Ledley who has fractured his leg.

Manchester United trio Matteo Darmian (ankle), Morgan Schneiderlin (illness) and Marcos Rojo are set to return for the Red Devils.

Marouane Fellaini is back after serving his three-game ban, but Adnan Januzaj and Timothy Fonsu-Mensah are doubts. Bastian Schweinsteiger (knee) and Luke Shaw (broken leg) are definitely out.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"I think the pressure is on them all the time – it's Manchester United, they are iconic. It's a different history they take to the game. This history we take is the one final we lost, so this group of players have the opportunity to put something permanent there and that's a first major trophy for Crystal Palace football club.

"I feel the weight we have of not winning something. It's a club which has a certain DNA and I think it would be good for the DNA of this club to win a trophy.

"One more game, one more Premier League team to beat – and then we win it. I sense my players are in a good place. It's hard to get a winners' medal at the level we are at, like the Leicester players, winning the FA Cup would mean just as much.

"I'm up against the biggest club in the world. I'm looking forward to it, my players are looking forward to it. Anthony Martial, Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini - these are top players in the height of their careers and that's why they play at Man United.

"But we have got areas of the pitch where we are slightly superior and we have to make those areas count. They will dominate possession and we'll be very, very dangerous when they over commit."

Louis van Gaal

"Always your starting point is to impress and perform well. That depends on a lot of factors, including your opponent. Then you get a fantastic match. Our starting point is to win well and score beautiful goals. But if we win 1-0 that is also enough. Winning is the most important thing in a final, otherwise you have nothing.

"I think the fans are more concerned about the title FA Cup than I am. A club like Manchester United needs silverware. You have read that the whole season.

"We need that and the players need that also. Close is not enough you have to win it. Now we can win something.

"They can look and they can hold the cup and that is an exciting moment. The FA Cup is a big title in England, we are playing in the most prestigious temple of England."

Manchester United - league stats

Full league table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
20/04/2016	League	Manchester United	2 - 0	Crystal Palace
31/10/2015	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Manchester United
09/05/2015	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 2	Manchester United
08/11/2014	League	Manchester United	1 - 0	Crystal Palace
22/02/2014	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 2	Manchester United

All time results

Last meeting

Manchester United 2-0 Palace

Wednesday April 20 2016

Manchester United: de Gea, Smalling, Blind, Valencia, Darmian, Mata, Martial, Rooney (Fellaini, 78), Schneiderlin, Lingard (Herrera, 73), Rashford (Depay, 64)

Subs not used: Rojo, Young, Romero, Fosu-Mensah

Goals: Delaney (og 4), Darmian (55)

Bookings: Darmian

Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Souare, Delaney, Kelly, Cabaye (McArthur, 66), Zaha, Lee (Mutch, 60), Jedinak, Sako, Adebayor (Wickham, 75)

Subs not used: McCarthy, Campbell, Dreher, Puncheon

Bookings: Souare, Kelly

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