Patrick Vieira has handed Jesurun Rak-Sakyi his first start for Crystal Palace this afternoon against Manchester United as the Eagles hope to end the season on a high.
The 19-year-old winger, who made his first-team debut off the bench against Chelsea on the first day of the campaign, is one of five changes for the Eagles from their 3-2 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park on Thursday night. That loss against the Toffees means Palace's only chance of finishing in the top half of the Premier League table this season requires them to win this today as well as have results go their way elsewhere, with Vieira trusting in Rak-Sakyi to help them try and do their part.
The teenager replaces Jordan Ayew on the right side of the front three, with Jean-Philippe Mateta also dropped in favour of Odsonne Edouard. Marc Guehi’s injury picked up against Everton last time out means Joel Ward has been drafted in to play at centre-back while Conor Gallagher starts in midfield in place of JEberechi Eze for his final game in red and blue before heading back to Chelsea this summer.
