Manchester United manager Ole Gunnnar Solkjaer says he will not rest key players for Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final Chelsea, with his focus solely on their upcoming Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.
United are behind Leicester City on goal difference and travel to Palace on Thursday looking to stay in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
“The team selection for Thursday is based on Thursday not Sunday. Sunday is irrelevant, it does not come into my head at all,” Solskjaer told a virtual news conference on Wednesday.
“There were a couple of doubts before the Southampton game but they all reported fit on the day and hopefully we can give them time now not to leave players out because of injury but there might be one or two fresh legs coming in.”
United could be short on defensive options, with Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams in a race against time to be fit. Shaw twisted his ankle during a game against Southampton on Monday, while his replacement Williams suffered a head injury after colliding with Kyle Walker-Peters
