Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Crystal Palace's fear of Manchester United has dissipated. They haven’t lost to United at home since July 2020 and have won three of their last four Premier League games against them.

Ruben Amorim will be hoping Manchester United can take advantage of any Crystal Palace fatigue following their Conference League exertions. Pic:  Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Clarets need to pass Brentford test 

With Thomas Frank, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Christian Nørgaard and Mark Flekken leaving Brentford in the summer, the Bees looked the established club most likely to go down, thereby allowing a promoted one to stay up. In the event, though, they have made a solid start to life under Keith Andrews, more or less alternating wins and losses to sit 13th, five points above the relegation zone. Burnley, on the other hand, find themselves roughly where most people thought they would be: second-bottom having lost three games in a row. As it happens, they’ve not been that bad, asking difficult questions of more exalted opponents with tidy midfield play, before succumbing to defeat anyway. Ultimately, conceding two goals a game is not sustainable, but it’s worth noting that one of Burnley’s three league victories came against Sunderland, a side whose physical, intense and forward-thinking style is not dissimilar to Brentford’s. If they can get their passing going, they have a chance. Daniel Harris