Man United manager Erik ten Hag has explained his team selection for Tuesday's Carabao Cup match against Crystal Palace.
Sofyan Amrabat is playing at left-back for Manchester United against Crystal Palace because he has previous experience in that role.
Ten Hag was expected to make changes for the game and when the team news arrived, the starting line-up created discussion.ALSO READ: United duo proved critics wrong during Burnley win Although Amrabat is a natural midfielder, he's versatile and he played as a left-back when Ten Hag was in charge at Utrecht.
Ten Hag spoke to MUTV to explain his team ahead of kick-off and said: "We've got too many games and it's always about that. We need to look at freshness, to manage the load of the players and it's about winning this game.
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