Two consecutive victories for the first time this season: Erik ten Hag is engineering the U-turn Manchester United require. But to have as many wins – four – as defeats shows the work still to do for the manager.
The holders of the League Cup had not gone out in the third round since Swansea were beaten in September 2013. So after winning at Burnley on Saturday a loss to this much-changed Crystal Palace would have revived the torrent of analysis aimed at Ten Hag before facing the same opposition here in Saturday’s league meeting.
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