United are frustrating to play against-- Palace Defender

“They’re a top club and are very hard to face ... but it’ll be tough for them as well to come to Selhurst Park,”

Hangeland told the club website.

“They keep the ball more than almost any other team in the league and that can be frustrating if you’re defending against them but if you break on them you can be dangerous.

“It will be interesting to see how that goes.”

The former Fulham defender, who has made eight appearances for Palace this season, says his side need a result to get their season back on track.

“Overall I think we’ve had a decent start to the season, but the last couple of weeks certainly haven’t been good.

“We need to try to rectify that as soon as possible and we’re working hard to do that.

“We’ll be trying to get the win that we desperately need. We need have a good go and see what happens,” the 34-year-old said.

United are currently fourth in the table on 20 points, behind West Ham United on goal difference.