Crystal Palace must be on their game against Manchester United says Potter

Crystal Palace must be on their game against Manchester United says Potter Crystal Palace head coach Jo Potter says that her side must be at their best when they face Manchester United this weekend. The Eagles travel to the Progress with Unity Stadium at Leigh Sports Village to take on The Red Devils on Saturday afternoon. Manchester United have got stronger as the season has gone on and Crystal Palace boss Potter says that her side must be on top form in the North West. “It will always take a [new] manager a bit of time to impose their ideas and strategies, coming in super-late as well in pre-season and such like,” Potter said when commenting on Manchester United in the pre-match press conference. “You can see the phases that they’ve gone through and what they are trying to do. They’ve settled down a little bit now and we are seeing a different side to them again. I think they’re going through that phase of finding what they’re about. Eva [Olid] has implemented her way a bit more after they’ve settled a little bit. “It’s going to be a tough game, it’s never an easy game against United. They’ve got some really good players that you’ve always got to be wary of. We’ve got to make sure we bring our game again.” Manchester United are unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions and Potter believes that concentration and containment will be key. She said “We need to make sure that we are switched on. We need to work really hard and concentrate for the whole game. You can’t give the opposition too many chances, especially at the top level. We seem to get punished for every little mistake that we do make or sometimes it can feel that way. “We’ve got to make sure that we are on it. Manchester United are a very good team and we’ve got to make sure that we try to limit opportunities, limit mistakes and punish them the other way. “I feel like it’ll be a tough game, but the last couple of games have put us in a good position for confidence and momentum.” Crystal Palace recorded a 3-2 victory over Charlton Athletic last weekend before defeating Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the Subway Players Cup in midweek. Potter says that her side can now go into their latest game with confidence and momentum. She said “You have to adapt to face different opposition and the different threats that they provide. We have had to become extremely adaptable and show different sides of our game in different games. I think we have done that really well over the last couple of games. We have shown a lot of learnings. “We needed results, we needed some change in momentum. The Charlton game was a big one in terms of getting points on the board and last night’s game [against Tottenham] was a big game for us to continue that momentum and confidence. “Thankfully, it’s gone in the right direction in the last few days.” Crystal Palace’s Barclays Women’s Super League fixture at Manchester United kicks-off at 12.45pm on Saturday afternoon.