Why Crystal Palace will beat Manchester United – Paul Merson
Paul Merson expects Crystal Palace to beat Manchester United on Sunday in our final game of the season.
Merson told Sportskeeda: “Palace play tonight as well, so how they head into this game will largely depend on the outcome of their clash against Everton. That said, Manchester United will play the way they have all season – they can’t wait to get to the beach and refresh ahead of the 2022-23 season under Erik ten Hag.
“Patrick Vieira has done an outstanding job this season and has changed the way Palace play. They’ve been unlucky with a couple of last-minute goals going against them, but he’s sort of overhauled an aging squad and adopted an attractive brand of football.
“Could he be the next Arsenal manager? It all depends on timing, for me. When Sir Alex Ferguson was about to retire in the early 2000s, a handful of names were reportedly in the running to replace him but none of those links came to fruition. Arsenal have given Mikel Arteta a new contract but if he starts the 2022-23 Premier League season with a series of underwhelming results and Vieira does so with a string of wins, he could well be the next Gunners boss!
“I think Palace will win this game 2-1, as Manchester United have just not been good enough in recent weeks.”
Prediction: Crystal Palace 2-1 Manchester United