With the January window shut and progression to the Carabao Cup final secured, attentions return to the Premier League and Saturday’s match against Crystal Palace.
United won 2-0 against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, their 5-0 aggregate scoreline booking them a ticket to Wembley on February 26 where they will face Newcastle United. Apart from the result itself, fans were buoyed to see the return of Jadon Sancho, returning to action after 102 days on the sideline and a number of weeks away from first-team training.
Deadline-day signing Marcel Sabitzer was unable to feature midweek, having not been registered in time, but the Austrian could be drafted straight in to make his debut on Saturday. Erik ten Hag and his team acted decisively to bring the midfielder on loan from Bayern Munich, following a long-term injury to Christian Eriksen.
The welcoming of Palace and Patrick Vieira kicks off a potentially season-defining month in M16, their Europa League double header against Barcelona two of seven games in four weeks that will also see them face Leeds United twice and head to London for the chance to end a six-year trophy drought.
