Man Utd drew against Crystal Palace on Saturday and here are five talking points from the match in the capital.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has fired back at pundits over "speculation" that his decision to bench Marcus Rashford against Crystal Palace on Saturday was down to anything other than "rotation.

Some eyes were raised amongst Manchester United fans when Marcus Rashford was not amongst the starting XI for their Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

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Marcus Rashford starts among Manchester United’s substitutes at Selhurst Park (Picture: Getty) Erik ten Hag says it was ‘not a difficult decision’ to drop Marcus Rashford fr

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been benched by manager Erik ten Hag against Crystal Palace due to rotation. Rashford has scored three goals in his last two games and had started in all six of United's matches this term but he has been surprisingly named as a substitute at Selhurst Park.

Despite this, the England international has been dropped to the bench for tonight’s clash with Crystal Palace.  Marcus Rashford is on the bench for tonight’s clash against Crystal Palace Reuters/Peter Cziborra Palace’s 4-0 triumph at Selhurst Park in May was their biggest margin of victory against United since 1972.

The conclusion from all of you is not right when I pick XI that I drop a player. “I pick a starting XI because I know I will have to change. We have more than 11 players who can be in the lineup of any match in this moment.

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