Crystal Palace vs Manchester United: Roy Hodgson admits he doesn’t know much about Jose Mourinho’s team ahead of clash

ROY HODGSON confessed: I don’t know much about Manchester United.

The former England boss, 70, puts his relegation-haunted Crystal Palace side up against the Red Devils tonight.

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But he said of one of the most famous clubs in the world: “I don’t follow them that closely.

“What I see of Manchester United is Match of the Day and you know from Match of the Day there is as much talking and analysis as what you see from the game.

“And what’s more, the excerpts from the game are edited anyway so you don’t quite know what you are seeing there anyway. So I’m not in a good position to comment on that.”

United new-boy Alexis Sanchez returns to Selhurst Park tonight, two months after he netted twice for Arsenal in their 3-2 win in South London.

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Hodgson added: “You don’t learn things about players of that quality.

“What you learn, I suppose, is what you already know, that we are going to be playing against a very good player.

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“If we give him a lot of time and space and, if we give him a lot of opportunities to do the things he is good at, he is likely to succeed.”

Palace find themselves in the relegation zone but can leapfrog Southampton and Newcastle if they get three points against the Red Devils.

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